Ultra Reality Viewing is Coming to Major League Baseball
One of the great hallmarks about viewing technology has been the ability to connect spectators with events across the globe. That has been especially true with sports fans of all ages and backgrounds. If you are a baseball fan, the viewing experience will soon be taken up a notch. Recently Major League Baseball has partnered with a Japanese technology company, NTT, to bring a new viewing experience to fans. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and NTT president and CEO Jun Sawada announced the partnership earlier this month. With it will now come the advent of ‘Ultra Reality Viewing’.
NTT & Ultra Reality Viewing
Ultra Reality Viewing will be the key component of what NTT will be offering baseball fans. Ultra Reality Viewing or URV, is a real-time, super high-definition surround video synthesis technology that combines multiple 4K camera images into a 12K image that transmits to multiple locations. That creates a 180-degree viewing experience for fans. Relying on the Kirari platform by NTT, there will be multiple video and audio inputs and transmits that with nanosecond latency NTT and major league baseball are planning prototype URV experiences for various upcoming MLB games.
More specific details will be announced at a later date however, there is thought that URV could be available as soon as the divisional playoff series’. In addition to all of that, NTT will be the sole title sponsor of MLB Network’s Ballpark Cam. That makes NTT the first Japanese based technology company to be named an official MLB partner in the United States.
URV’s Initiation into Baseball
Even though the full Ultra Reality Viewing technology and experience hasn’t fully been integrated into games, it is no stranger to the MLB. NTT first introduced itself into the world of baseball through virtual reality simulations designed to help train batters. That same technology will soon be used for the viewing experience.
It’s been a game that has gone through a lot of changes. Now those changes will be made to the way we watch the game. Only time will tell if this improves the overall viewing experience.
