Missed out in the draw to get a ticket to a long-awaited World Cup match in Qatar, or would you rather save for Christmas presents than plane tickets? Virtual reality has the solution!
But what does that mean?
It surely did not escape you, by equipping yourself with virtual reality glasses, everything is possible. If you've probably already taken a trip to the world of your favorite video games, have you thought about teleporting?
Football is the most popular streaming sport in France and as ExpressVPN's graphs show, the World Cups have a catalytic effect on the figures recorded. Indeed, in 2018, during France's incredible performance during the competition, the number of streamers in the country had quadrupled. Maybe it's time to take the viewer experience to the next level?
We explain: since 2018, it has been possible for football fans to watch the matches of their favorite national team from their sofa. Yes, applications offer you to watch World Cup matches in VR!
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Thanks to the "MYTF1 VR: FIFA World Cup™" application, you will experience a month of EX-CEP-TION-NEL competition! Discover your new virtual living room!
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For example, the application MYTF1 VR offers multiple viewing angles to supporters. During the 2018 World Cup, the latter had the choice of three 180-degree viewing angles, giving them the impression of being in one of the stadium boxes.
The application also offers a replay option for people who were unable to watch the matches live so that they can catch up while enjoying the atmosphere of the moment.
To use this service, all you need is a phone and a compatible virtual reality headset. Be careful of one thing, however: if you choose to use the MYTF1 VR app, make sure in advance that the channel has obtained the rights to broadcast the match you are interested in, otherwise you may be disappointed.
And to go further
If what MYTF1VR offers already seems surreal to you, wait until you hear this: the club of Manchester City will build a stadium in the Metaverse. In a press release, the English club announced that it is joining forces with Sony to invest in the Metaverse, which makes it the first football club in the world to launch.
Manchester City has launched the construction of the first football stadium in the metaverse, in partnership with Sony.
This project will allow Citizens supporters to attend all club matches, wherever they are in the world.
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- Foot News (@ActuFoot_) February 22, 2022
Building a club in this new dimension will allow supporters to watch the team's matches from anywhere in the world and no longer limit the capacity to the number of seats in the stands.
Nuria Tarre, Manchester City's director of marketing, explains: “We can test the appetite of fans who buy things in this universe. […] We don't know yet how far we are going to go. »
This futuristic project seems to be the first stone of a building that will soon develop. Indeed, the PSG, last March, registered its brand in the Metaverse so as to have the exclusivity of the non-fungible tokens with the effigy of the club.
As you will have understood, during this very special World Cup, we will have to trade our sunglasses and our light football shirts for scarves and virtual reality helmets. This is perhaps something to console the disappointed supporters of not being able to enjoy their favorite matches in the middle of summer.