Lefthanded
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Virtual reality gives ECB tantalising portrait of future Ashes series
Tim Wigmore
"James Vince straps on his pads and gloves, and takes guard at the Waca. He knows what to expect: a barrage of deliveries from Australia’s pace trio that are nasty, brutish and short, helped along by the Fremantle Doctor.
Except, in this instance, Vince is not at the Waca. Instead, he is thousands of miles away preparing for the Ashes by facing the same bowlers, on the same pitches, as he would have done in Australia.
Unfortunately for England, such a scenario was not a reality before they got on the plane to Australia – this time. It is a tantalising portrait of the future – virtual reality training, one of the next frontiers in modern sport. Virtual reality is already transforming how sport is watched. Now, it could transform how professional sport is played, too. Imagine how better prepared England’s top order could have been for the Australian quicks at every Ashes Test ground.
At the end of the summer, the England and Wales Cricket Board visited Queen’s University Belfast to see professor Cathy Craig, one of the world leaders in VR sports technology, for a trial of her VR headsets. A few days earlier, I visited her laboratory in Belfast for a glimpse of VR’s beguiling possibilities."
Rest at:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/13/virtual-reality-gives-ecb-portrait-future-ashes-series
Tim Wigmore
"James Vince straps on his pads and gloves, and takes guard at the Waca. He knows what to expect: a barrage of deliveries from Australia’s pace trio that are nasty, brutish and short, helped along by the Fremantle Doctor.
Except, in this instance, Vince is not at the Waca. Instead, he is thousands of miles away preparing for the Ashes by facing the same bowlers, on the same pitches, as he would have done in Australia.
Unfortunately for England, such a scenario was not a reality before they got on the plane to Australia – this time. It is a tantalising portrait of the future – virtual reality training, one of the next frontiers in modern sport. Virtual reality is already transforming how sport is watched. Now, it could transform how professional sport is played, too. Imagine how better prepared England’s top order could have been for the Australian quicks at every Ashes Test ground.
At the end of the summer, the England and Wales Cricket Board visited Queen’s University Belfast to see professor Cathy Craig, one of the world leaders in VR sports technology, for a trial of her VR headsets. A few days earlier, I visited her laboratory in Belfast for a glimpse of VR’s beguiling possibilities."
Rest at:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/dec/13/virtual-reality-gives-ecb-portrait-future-ashes-series
