{"id":2327,"date":"2025-01-14T12:50:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T13:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=2327"},"modified":"2025-01-14T14:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T14:04:47","slug":"why-the-australian-open-is-live-streaming-an-alternative-wii-tennis-style-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/why-the-australian-open-is-live-streaming-an-alternative-wii-tennis-style-broadcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Australian Open is live streaming an alternative Wii Tennis-style broadcast"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Carlos Alcaraz was depicted as a cartoon with a large head (Picture: Australian Open)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Australian Open<\/a> is live streaming an alternative Wii Tennis-style broadcast during this year’s Grand Slam tournament on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The move, which has left some spectators baffled, appears to be a clever way of getting around broadcasting restrictions at Melbourne Park.<\/p>\n

Australian Open tennis fans were treated to an alternative view of Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>’s first-round match against Alexander Shevchenko on Monday.<\/p>\n

The two tennis stars were depicted as cartoons – larger and rounder than in real life – looking similar to the characters on the video game Wii Sports.<\/p>\n

‘The Australian Open don\u2019t own all of their broadcasting rights (fairly common),’ tennis reporter Bastien Fachan explained on X.<\/p>\n

‘So they\u2019re live-streaming a Wii Tennis-like version of the matches on YouTube – love this.’<\/p>\n

Several matches that took place over the first two days of the event have been given the same treatment as Alcaraz’s win over Shevchenko.<\/p>\n

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Players’ on-court actions are being mimicked by animated figures (Picture: AO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Players’ on-court actions are being mimicked by the animated figures in real time, meaning tennis fans are somewhat<\/em> able to watch the action live.<\/p>\n

The move is a recent trend in sport broadcasting – using motion capture and AI technology to recreate a live game digitally – which has been seen in other sports such as the NFL.<\/p>\n

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The move is a recent trend in sport broadcasting (Picture: AO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There have been some issues with the Wii Tennis-style broadcasts at the Australian Open, though, with some fans complaining the real audio from the match doesn\u2019t always sync up correctly.<\/p>\n

Other tennis fans have lauded the oddball broadcasts, providing them a way to follow the action live without having to load up illegal streams or rely on the radio without any form of visual content.<\/p>\n

‘Did not realize this is a thing, but what a fun way of still updating your viewer on the match!’ one tennis fan, @mrwangkai, posted on X. ‘Versus the alternative, watching commentators commenting on the match that they can see, but you can’t.’<\/p>\n

‘It’s crazy how good the tracking is and awesome seeing sports do this,’ @Dannibisss added. ‘I’ve seen the NHL and NFL do this a couple times in collaboration with a couple cartoons.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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