Posted by Big Ron on April 07, 19 at 11:34:40:
In Reply to: Re: Technology that Flash Gordon could not imagine posted by Big Ron on April 07, 19 at 11:02:23:
: Stanford has a virtual reality QB Training facility that allows the QB to be on a VR field and react to the defense. The coach is also on the field and can freeze or rerun the play to instruct the QB while the QB is in the middle of all the action. Shaw stated that it greatly accelerates the QB learning curve and improves receiver route tree progression and reaction time.
: I wonder how long it will be before we see players with telemetry implants.
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From the story -
STRIVR captures 50 or so plays during practice on video, which are then rendered for virtual reality. TechCrunch describes the process as “(using) everything from GoPros to high-end Blackmagic cameras to capture footage, before using a combination of custom-built computer and camera solutions, and custom software” specifically designed to automatically stitch together video at the highest quality, and quickly.
Players strap on headsets, and find themselves in an immersive 360-degree environment. As STRIVR describes it on its website, “you may physically be in the classroom, but in the VR headset you’re right back on the field,” complete with audio. Coaches can talk to players, ask questions as they go through plays and help quarterbacks better understand how to react. When game day rolls around, as former Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan can attest, virtual reality has already primed the brain to react as scenarios unfold.