Canadian Premier League Unveils Canadian-First Virtual Stadium for 2020 Island Games
Published on August 13, 2020 under Canadian Premier League (CPL) News Release
Charlottetown, PEI - - The Canadian Premier League, in partnership with OneSoccer, is pleased to unveil Canada's first virtual stadium for a professional sporting competition to be featured at the 2020 CPL Island Games. The virtual stadium environment has been created by wTVision, a global leader in broadcasting solutions as virtual and augmented reality graphics for sports having completed work in Spain's La Liga and other football leagues around the world.
This ground-breaking technology will deliver fans a first-class viewing experience of the Island Games on OneSoccer. The technology creates, as much as possible, the feeling of being in a seat at the stadium. In addition to delivering unique club and partner branding executions, fans can participate directly in the Island Games virtual stadium by submitting their photos as part of the #fromthetop program - (fans can submit their photos to: TheIslandGames@canpl.ca. Select photos submitted by fans will be featured on the virtual video board inside the stadium during their favourite Club's matches throughout the 2020 season.
"The facilities at the University of Prince Edward Island are impressive and we're honoured to host the 2020 Island Games in Charlottetown," said Canadian Premier League Commissioner David Clanachan. "However, the facilities are not a traditional stadium environment for broadcast so we challenged ourselves to come up with an innovative and creative way to deliver a professional-calibre experience for our fans, supporters and partners that also provided a fun way for fans to participate and engage throughout the broadcast. We think we found the best possible way to do so working with a global leader like wTVision and implementing their innovative virtual solution. We're excited for our fans and supporters to experience the first match on OneSoccer."
"Creating Canada's first virtual stadium for a professional sporting competition was an exciting challenge for wTVision. We needed a visual solution that would guarantee the entertainment and emotional side of football. So, our broadcast design team created the complete graphic design of the virtual stadium, preparing all visual aspects and implementing them in the most effective way. The Augmented Reality-built stadium is the result of wTVision's very own technology and we're very happy with the final result," said Flavio Mauricio, wTvision's US Country Manager.
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