Intel and North West teams partner for immersive video

Features include:

Multi-angle views of a play, with Intel’s volumetric video process, creating 360 degree replays and highlight reels from numerous angles.

There’ll also be a laser wall, a virtual plane, to give viewers a clear picture as to where players are positioned on the pitch.

“Be The Player”, where action is frozen to enable fans to see the pitch from the eyes of the footballer. This will also allow presenters and pundits to offer new insights into tactics and decision-making.

It works through a special capture and rendering technique, with the cameras recording height, width, and depth of data to produce voxels (pixels with volume).

Once captured, the software recreates all viewpoints of a fully volumetric 3D person or object. That information renders a virtual environment in multi-perspective 3D.

“We’re very excited to integrate Intel True View at the Etihad Stadium and to announce our new partnership with a world-class brand like Intel. We love to be first, both on and off the pitch, so we are delighted to pioneer this game-changing technology at the Etihad Stadium. We are sure City fans, and football fans around the world, will love watching beautiful football from every angle,” added Damian Willoughby, SVP of Partnerships at City Football Group.