The Use of "Technology" in World Cup Football

[AB Editor]

Much of the moaning, groaning and whining after the World Cup has been about the lack of "technology" - this "technology", as far as I am aware, is something called a "camera". These devices have been around for a couple of years at least, since 1660 in the eyes of wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera).

While we're talking about using a technology which is hundreds of years old, the Japanese have come up with something a little more...modern:

"The bid, outlined in a video that shows simulations of the technologies, envisages public viewing "fan-fest" events in all 208 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) nations where live, holographic coverage of the games could be viewed.

Fans would gather in stadiums thousands of kilometers from the action and watch holographic projections of players running around on the pitch. The aim is to provide fans with an experience as close as possible to being in the stadium where the actual event is taking place.

The bid also envisages a virtual camera technology that would allow TV viewers to fly around the pitch and watch the action from any angle."

http://www.itnews.com...ed&utm_medium=twitter

Roll on 2022 - maybe it will be England's year?

Spare Ed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Weg9NQZfVq8

[Greedyfly]

Japanese always have to go one better - that's why we love them! =)

Clever sods

[Davethedog]

The game doesn't need technology. It survived this long without it and lets face it if that had been a German "goal" we wouldn't have been making a fuss would we.

Things like this will stop people going and when they do the game will be dead.