NBA/metaverse: Brooklyn Nets and YES Network (pay-TV) offer games with computer-generated images

The Brooklyn Nets (NBA) are moving into the metaverse and, in collaboration with the regional American pay-TV sports channel YES Network, owned by the New York Yankees (MLB) and partner of the New York basketball franchise, have introduced the "Netaverse", a new technology for the broadcast of computer-generated images via virtual reality (see below), announced the American media ESPN on 18/01/2022.

"The Netaverse is an innovative video system made possible by over 100 high-resolution cameras surrounding the court. The visuals are then fed directly into Canon's Free Viewpoint System which then quickly generates incredible lifelike 3D renderings in a matter of seconds. The Netaverse will bring viewers to places on the court never seen before. A video game come to life in a volumetric space that provides a true 360 degree experience," explained ESPN.

The technology was used for the first time at the Brooklyn Nets - New Orleans Pelicans game (120-105) on Sunday 16/01/2022. The Barclays Center (New York, USA) is the only American venue to have this technology, and the Brooklyn Nets are…