The startup offers a Spatial Sports Media platform that allows fans to interactively experience live sports events through volumetric replays and unique camera angles, using smartphones, computers, or mixed reality headsets. This technology enhances viewer engagement by enabling personalized control over game moments, such as pausing and slow-motion replays, while providing broadcasters with new storytelling capabilities.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Current methods of experiencing live sports limit viewer engagement by offering only fixed camera angles and linear playback, restricting fans' ability to explore key moments from different perspectives. This passive viewing experience lacks personalization and fails to fully immerse fans in the action.
Solution
The Spatial Sports Media platform provides an interactive viewing experience that allows fans to control their perspective of live sports events. Using smartphones, computers, or mixed reality headsets, viewers can move freely within the event space, pause, rewind, and replay moments in slow motion. Broadcasters can capture unique angles, such as the perspective of a player, enhancing storytelling and delivering unparalleled insights. The platform integrates with fan-centric features like fantasy sports data and insights from services like SportsRadar, offering a rich, interactive narrative.
Target Audience
The primary customers are sports broadcasters, leagues, and teams seeking to enhance fan engagement and create new storytelling opportunities, as well as sports fans looking for a more immersive and personalized viewing experience.
Features
- Volumetric video capture and rendering for immersive 3D replays
- User-controlled camera angles and perspectives within the virtual environment
- Compatibility with smartphones, computers, and mixed reality headsets
- Integration with existing broadcast workflows and control room tools
- Real-time data overlays and interactive statistics
- Support for both temporary events and permanent venue installations
- Seamless integration with fan-centric features like fantasy sports data