There is the sudden silence of the crowd
above a player not moving on the field
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“Our goal is to make it as realistic as we can,” said Kent Krosbakken, Rockies senior director of in-game entertainment and broadcasting. Making games “realistic” can’t be easy in a season that finds teams playing in empty stadiums while a pandemic ravages the country. Still, it’s a worthy goal, trying to give fans a sense of normalcy during a time that is anything but normal.
In addition to filling empty seats with cardboard cutouts and, in some broadcasts, virtual fans, sound is key to the experience of being a fan.