NEW YORK: Intel has announced it will power the largest scale virtual reality event to date with the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 using Intel True VR technology.
Intel, together with the Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS), will capture a record 30 Olympic events, with both live and videoon-demand content available. This marks the first-ever live virtual reality broadcast of the Olympic Winter Games.
As the Official Virtual Reality Experience Provider of the Olympic Games through 2024, the Intel True VR experience will be available in the US via the forthcoming NBC Sports VR app and globally through 10 international partner RHBs.
A New Experience for PyeongChang 2018
A great example of the type of data-intensive, immersive experiences Intel is uniquely able to make possible, Intel True VR will bring fans around the world closer to the action in PyeongChang in an interactive, virtual reality environment.
Available across a variety of platforms and operating systems, fans will experience:
• User Selectable View Points: With three to six camera locations per event, viewers can customize their experience by switching between multiple vantage points during events in VR.
• Fully Produced VR Cast: Fans also have the option to lean back and enjoy a more immersive and fully produced VR Cast, curated to take advantage of the best view of the action and featuring graphics and picture-in-picture overlays.
• On-Demand Highlights: Post-event, on-demand 3- to 5-minute features will be available showcasing the best moments from each event.
• Real-Time Stats and Leaderboards: During live video or full event replays, users can access real-time leaderboards and post-event results.
• Audio Integration: Viewers will hear the natural sound as captured at each camera location allowing them to experience the sound as if they were there.
Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Content
Through the Intel True VR experience, viewers will be able to tour the Olympic venues. Headset viewers will also be able to “fly” through the world of the Olympic Winter Games, giving the user a sense of the layout of the different locations of specific venues.
The experience will also follow Team Intel athletes as they prepare and compete. Athletes to watch include:
• Ayumu Hirano – Japanese snowboarding phenom and silver medalist in halfpipe at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014.
• Fan Kexin – Chinese short track speedskater and silver medalist in the 1,000 meter at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014.
• Hannah Brandt – U.S. women’s ice hockey forward and University of Minnesota’s all-time points leader.
• Marissa Brandt – South Korean ice hockey defender and former star at Gustavus Adolphus College.
