Gamers could be joining in a real televised sporting event from their homes early in 2010 via lidar and street view.
“The firm’s technology would map the circuit just before the race so the virtual track would match up to the one on TV.
The video recording of the track would then be manipulated by the gamer during live coverage.
This data would then be streamed to the player’s computer or straight to a television via the internet.
“We can put you in your own car, within real TV coverage of a real race, and in real time against the professionals,” said Chris Leigh, the company’s head.”
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