Summary

  • The NBA has added a new augmented reality (AR) feature to its Vision Pro app, called Tabletop, which allows subscribers to watch or listen to live games through the app and get a virtual rendering of the game on a virtual court in their space at the same time.
  • Users can see digital avatars of the actual players moving and acting in the virtual space in sync with the live audio or visual feed.
  • The feature is only available with an NBA League Pass for live games that are both local and available to stream, and not for out-of-market games.
  • Players are represented by avatars, either as robots or in a cell-shaded cartoon style, and users can differentiate between players by their colours and names and numbers on their jerseys.
  • The NBA hasn’t yet said whether the feature will be available for this weekend’s All-Star games.

By Wes Davis

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