Comment on Why hasn't American football embraced AR and radio tech?
5oap10116@lemmy.world 2 months ago
My uncle worked with the Ravens a while back on a VR training program but I believe what you’re talking about is real time hud shit.
That being said, there’s something cool about all these people being so coordinated and well trained without excessive cues and reminders. Your team can be big fast and strong but if it’s not coordinated with the vanilla gear they have, it’s going to be a shitshow
j4k3@lemmy.world 2 months ago
IMO that adds to the appeal if there is disparity in the tech. I don’t think the tech would really make a difference other than adding a few layers of interesting broadcasting information that might make the game slightly less dull for someone like myself, although not anywhere near enough to watch a 1 hour game tailored around over 1 hour of obscene ads I find grossly offensive. Americans love their underdog team stories. The idea that limiting funds has anything to do with it is bogus as teams are renowned for buying wins through various means. Such tech would normalize military service and likely have a trickle down effect to lower levels. Standardization would likely reduce cost and could likely get a DARPA like subsidized program as it is directly connected to battle tech. It would also potentially showcase military tech in a strategically advantageous way through both showing a hand at the poker table of geopolitics while not necessarily revealing the true capabilities or extent of actual battle hardware tech.