Double-Vision?
New Viewing Technology For Squash
By Colin McQuillan
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April’s Virtual Spectator PSA Bermuda Masters 2005 not only showcased the world’s top 31 squash players, but also a remarkably enhanced visual experience was “test driven,” as new technology captured on-court play.
Virtual Spectator™ (VS) is a leading interactive visualization and sports information group known for its 3D interactive animations of America’s Cup sailing, World Rally Motor Sports, golf, rugby, cricket, horse racing, etc. The group has a history of world-class technology innovation with a focus on visualization products designed to simplify complex data and ease understanding of nuances in sports, as well as business data.
VS SquashTrac™ is the latest VS innovation, currently in beta-testing, using the award-winning interactive technology of Virtual Spectator and the combined resources of Investors Guaranty Group™.
Just as glass courts added a break-through dimension to visualizing play, VS SquashTrac enhances the court-side experience with added visual dimensions and player analytics, explains 2005 Bermuda Masters Tournament Director Ross Triffit. For fans unable to enjoy the warm hospitality of Bermuda during the event, and for players after each match, VS SquashTrac and video highlights from the 2005 Bermuda Masters were available by logging onto: http://www.virtualspectator.com/preview.
VS SquashTrac combines multi-camera video, electronic player tracking, and thermographic imaging to provide multiple perspectives and performance analytics on a squash player’s every move. Through the VS squash viewer over the web, for television broadcast or through touch-screen laptops at the event, the user is virtually in complete control of how the game is viewed. The interface gives the user access to choose from various high-definition camera angles, an infrared view, and an array of statistics and data, captured live at the event, and the 3D animations for which Virtual Spectator is well known.
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