ESPN VR Batting Cage
PubDate: August 2020
Teams: Walt Disney
Writers: Jason M. Black;Jeffrey K. Bradshaw;Christiaan A. Cokas;Katherine H. Ham;Eliza D. McNair;Brian T. Rooney;Jeremiah M. Swartz
PDF: ESPN VR Batting Cage
Abstract
The ESPN VR Batting Cage uses an innovative combination of tracking data with dynamic graphics to create a unique, immersive experience to engage both sports fans and technologists. Although the game is primarily experienced individually through a virtual reality (VR) headset, features like Tournament Play invite users to come together and engage with sports content in a new, virtual space. Users can engage with pro players via tracked pitch data in a way that they are unlikely to in the physical world, and that is more tangible than watching a baseball game.