Forum Archive Index - January 2000

["Jim Insley" <jinsley@paradise.net.nz>]

     Chris, could you run that past me again,slowly?


Thanks,Jimi.
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Darby <darby@ak.planet.gen.nz>
To: sharechat <sharechat@sharechat.co.nz>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [sharechat] America cup racing starts again tomorrow


>
> Les,
>
> The TVNZ animation used in the Louis Vuitton Cup coverage is NOT Virtual
> Spectator.  TVNZ chose not to run with the Animation Research product,
> prefering something similar from a company I think is called SGI.  This
> decision was made some two years ago.  I beleive it is an offshore
> company, possibly US.
>
> It appears a few people are of the belief that they are one and the same
> but not so.
>
> Keep in mind too that Virtual Spectator is only licensed to cover the
> Louis Vuitton Cup not the America's Cup.  So only 5 to 9 races to go.  I
> cannot see the host TV broadcaster extending the license as it would
> undermine their precious potential TV audience.
>
> I spoke to a friend in Germany who purchased VS in early November.  He
> loves it as TV coverage is non-existant there but was frustrated that the
> CD was not delivered until the 2nd round of racing.  He also noted that
> the server had ongoing problems and logging on was often difficult.  VS
> acknowledged these problems and are yet to debit his credit card.
>
> The big question is, how transferable is it to other sports.  Getting a
> global positioning system(GPS) into a golf ball would be remarkable.  If
> possible, I would definitely invest in the GPS company.
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
>
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