ESports: High-tech analysis and VR-Livestream for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
ESports inspires countless spectators and cares for emotional outbursts among the fans, who cheerfully cheer their teams at tournaments in huge halls. One of the most famous eSports titles is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. For the title, the CS: GO Premier 2017 will soon be available , and the organizers of Eleague have thought of something special: thanks to a partnership with Tobii, Sliver.tv and Dojo Madness , the entire tournament can be viewed within the boardroom and technical innovations are provided for detailed analyzes.
CS: GO Premier 2017 via the VR-Livestream track
The CS: Go Premier 2017 includes a total of 16 teams in the top title, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive of Valve compete. The winners are expecting a $ 1 million cash prize. In order to adequately analyze and moderate this spectacle , Elague organizers have now entered into a cooperation with Tobii, Sliver.tv and Dojo Madness .
The partnership allows some technical innovations. Tobii’s eye tracking technology, for example, allows the player to analyze the gaze of the players. This allows specific sensors that are attached to the computer monitors. In addition, the eye movements are evaluated and visualized in the form of a graphical overlay. This makes it easier for the viewers to understand how the players react. The players should not be distracted by this.
The company Dojo Madness also ensures an exciting improvement in the quality of viewers, because their Shadow.gg platform provides a new form of visualization with an integrated heat map.
However, the biggest innovation is the partnership with Sliver.tv , which will enable the tournament to be seen within the board. The company’s new technology is capable of transforming 2D computer games into 360-degree VR-Livestreams and streaming them to VR-glasses. Except the PlayStation VR (PSVR) , all available VR glasses are compatible with the technology.
The CS: GO Premier 2017 will begin on September 8, 2017, and will run until September 30, 2017. The Play-off phase will begin on October 10th. We look forward to the new innovative features and wish all participating teams good luck in their competition for the victory.
(Sources: Venturebeat | Eleague)