{"id":175794,"date":"2020-02-02T16:50:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T21:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/?p=175794"},"modified":"2020-02-03T11:24:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T16:24:47","slug":"live-from-super-bowl-liv-fox-sports-set-to-debut-new-graphics-look-for-big-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsvideo.org\/2020\/02\/02\/live-from-super-bowl-liv-fox-sports-set-to-debut-new-graphics-look-for-big-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Live From Super Bowl LIV: Fox Sports Set To Debut New Graphics Look for Big Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fox Sports is rolling out a new graphics look for tonight\u2019s big game, and, according to Zac Fields, SVP, graphics technology and integration, Fox Sports<\/strong>, it is only one of the new elements that will engage viewers in new ways. Along with the new look will be new information.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to put an emphasis on data and constant stats,\u201d he says. \u201cViewers will see QB stats updated after every play as well as rusher stats that are updated after every play and then go away before the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new graphics package has been months in the making and will be carried over to the XFL, which debuts next week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a whole new animation package, and everything is brand new with an emphasis on color,\u201d says Fields. \u201cIt\u2019s a little more bold than the last package.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fox Sports\u2019 Zac Fields in the graphics area of Game Creek’s Encore mobile unit<\/p><\/div>\n

Another bold addition will be the use of player illustrations to replace headshots that pop up for, say, a touchdown or another key play. An illustrator was hired to create about 15 player illustrations per team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe illustrations are for guys who are stars, and we wanted to emphasize that,\u201d says Fields. \u201cSome of the players also have multiple illustrations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Augmented reality (AR) will have an improved presence tonight, thanks to work the Fox Sports team has put into creating plugins and software that rides on the Unreal Engine 3D game platform, along with advances from SMT.<\/p>\n

\u201cSMT has continued to develop optical-based camera tracking for the Skycam,\u201d says Fields. \u201cNow it can link with Unreal, and we can pair SMT\u2019s tracking data, which they do really well, with a high-performance render engine. We did some tests in New Orleans, and it was really promising.\u201d<\/p>\n

AR will be tied to the lower of the two Skycams deployed as well as a robotic camera on the goalpost.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will do a ton of AR in the pregame,\u201d he adds, \u201cand we are also going to do some cool things with the title card as well as throughout the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fields notes that other events that make use of SMT\u2019s optical tracking, like NASCAR and MLB, will also benefit from the SMT marriage to an Unreal Engine.<\/p>\n

\u201cCamera calibration has always been the thing that stops you,\u201d he says. \u201cWith this, we will have new ways to tell stories. The challenge for us is to continue to develop it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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