The NBA, MLB and PGA Tour have each introduced apps for the new Apple Vision Pro spatial computer, that users control with their eyes, fingers, and/or speech.
For now, most of the new sports apps appear to mirror the experience of watching games on TV and using the leagues’ pre-existing apps, but there are efforts underway to create fully immersive experiences that can replicate what it’s like to be at an event.
The PGA Tour’s app is working to bring all 18 holes of the upcoming Players Championship tournament to users so they can virtually sit in the tee boxes or on the greens to watch players and track their shots.
Mike Proulx, a vice president at the research company Forrester, said sports leagues want to get ahead of the generation that eventually embraces this kind of technology.
“Leagues like the NBA and MLB who experiment now on this brand-new media canvas will leapfrog in innovation as future versions of the Vision Pro become more accessible, less cumbersome, and attract more users,” he said.
Apple is promoting its headset as a revolutionary tool especially for sports fans, touting it as offering the “best seat in the house.”
MacDailyNews Take: These apps, like the Vision Pro itself, are first generation executions that will seem quaint and rudimentary within a few short years.
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NFL, MLB and PGA roll out apps for Apple Vision Pro
