The use of virtual reality, especially in sports, has become more and more commonplace. Last month, PCCW Global and Ideal Systems provided another VR first. The two collaborated to create a live 360-degree, multi-camera broadcast of the 2017 Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament.
The official host broadcaster of the event, Now TV, routed six streams from the stadium. Those streams were accessible to consumers’ mobile devices as well as Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, Zeiss VR One Plus and Google Cardboard headsets.
At the heart of the VR experience in Hong Kong was the Nokia OZO 360° camera.