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Overwatch League, Sansar Add Virtual Reality To Esports

The Overwatch League is taking its players and fans from the two-dimensional to the three-dimensional.

On Wednesday, the league announced a partnership with Sansar, a free social virtual reality platform, to enable its gamers to more intimately interact with fans in virtual spaces.

Sansar says it has partnered with multiple professional teams from the Overwatch League, including the Houston Outlaws and the San Francisco Shock.

The platform will give gamers a “deeper way to connect and communicate” with fans, according to Sansar. Fans currently watch their favorite players on Twitch, a two-dimensional experience that looks pretty much the same for everyone.