Watching games online

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

On livescore.com there's an option called Tracker where they show where the ball is and who's attacking or if the ball is safe etc. I watched this for a while recently before thinking this is a bizarre way to follow a game (and I've watched the pages turn on Ceefax) but could this be developed? Maybe the same kind of bird's eye view they used on Football Manager with dots representing the players and the dots would move in relation to their position? I don't know how they'd do this - all the players would need a kind of GPS somehow, but if there's absolutely no other way of 'seeing' the game then I'd give it a go. Anyway, just a close season thought.

[Wales-Bales]

Great idea, I'm really bored of watching real players on Sky TV

The players already wear sensors as part of the Opta malarkey, so it should be easily doable.

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

Great idea, I'm really bored of watching real players on Sky TV

The players already wear sensors as part of the Opta malarkey, so it should be easily doable.

It'd be for those without Sky or a way of getting to the game. The tracker option seems a lot of effort for a very basic effect but enough people must have thought it was worth a go. Perhaps it's just a gimmick.

[Wales-Bales]

It'd be for those without Sky or a way of getting to the game. The tracker option seems a lot of effort for a very basic effect but enough people must have thought it was worth a go. Perhaps it's just a gimmick.

The tracker is used to measure a players performance. It's big business. I think they stick one in the ball too, but don't quote me on that.

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

The tracker is used to measure a players performance. It's big business. I think they stick one in the ball too, but don't quote me on that.

Oh okay. Maybe not such a crazy scheme after all.

[delmbox]

On a similar note who's seen that advert for 5g which has people watching the game "as if there" through VR goggles. That's the future right there, guaranteed

[Rjk]

On a similar note who's seen that advert for 5g which has people watching the game "as if there" through VR goggles. That's the future right there, guaranteed

The BBC offered that at the last world cup.

It was interesting but after 5 minutes I inevitably went back to just watching on the screen

[Rjk]

The tracker is used to measure a players performance. It's big business. I think they stick one in the ball too, but don't quote me on that.

Yes all the data is available, it would just take someone processing it and showing it live

[lardy]

Yes all the data is available, it would just take someone processing it and showing it live

It's such an obvious progression, I'm amazed it hasn't been done yet.

[delmbox]

The BBC offered that at the last world cup.

It was interesting but after 5 minutes I inevitably went back to just watching on the screen

Really? Why? I haven't had a go myself

[Rjk]

Really? Why? I haven't had a go myself

It was great for penalties, as there was a camera almost directly behind the goals, it just seemed a bit intense to watch for a longer period, maybe I just don't have the attention span for it.

[ToTaL ITK]

Tracker is great no need to pay your tv licence .Eh croesy!

[Trigger]

It was great for penalties, as there was a camera almost directly behind the goals, it just seemed a bit intense to watch for a longer period, maybe I just don't have the attention span for it.

BT did it for the champs league final also. It's a good gimmick at the moment, for me the goggles start to irritate me after a while. Perfectly suited for VR porn at the moment as it doesn't last as long.

I guess moving forward, as the more expensive equipment becomes more mainstream then this will be the future.

[Trigger]

It was great for penalties, as there was a camera almost directly behind the goals, it just seemed a bit intense to watch for a longer period, maybe I just don't have the attention span for it.

BT did it for the champs league final also. It's a good gimmick at the moment, for me the goggles start to irritate me after a while. Perfectly suited for VR porn at the moment as it doesn't last as long.

I guess moving forward, as the more expensive equipment becomes more mainstream then this will be the future.

[Rjk]

On livescore.com there's an option called Tracker where they show where the ball is and who's attacking or if the ball is safe etc. I watched this for a while recently before thinking this is a bizarre way to follow a game (and I've watched the pages turn on Ceefax) but could this be developed? Maybe the same kind of bird's eye view they used on Football Manager with dots representing the players and the dots would move in relation to their position? I don't know how they'd do this - all the players would need a kind of GPS somehow, but if there's absolutely no other way of 'seeing' the game then I'd give it a go. Anyway, just a close season thought.

Like this. But if it was live.

https://twitter.com/Samirak93/status...215200257?s=19

I would watch

[Bobby Dandruff]

On livescore.com there's an option called Tracker where they show where the ball is and who's attacking or if the ball is safe etc. I watched this for a while recently before thinking this is a bizarre way to follow a game (and I've watched the pages turn on Ceefax) but could this be developed? Maybe the same kind of bird's eye view they used on Football Manager with dots representing the players and the dots would move in relation to their position? I don't know how they'd do this - all the players would need a kind of GPS somehow, but if there's absolutely no other way of 'seeing' the game then I'd give it a go. Anyway, just a close season thought.

I’m glad that I’m not the only one to have watched Cardiff City on Ceefax 🙈

(Pages 303 to 312 I seem to recall...)

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

Like this. But if it was live.

https://twitter.com/Samirak93/status...215200257?s=19

I would watch

Me too. We'll all be shouting at dots in no time.