The Australian Open’s cartoon tennis players: AO Animated, YouTube and the future of sports media
A YouTube stream of the Australian Open has gone viral for its glitches, but it's also a sign of the future of sports media.
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The future of tennis? We watched Tien upset Medvedev on the Australian Open’s AO Animated livestream to find out
Produced in-house by Tennis Australia, video game-like recreations of live matches featuring digital player avatars have been taking over the internet.
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Why the Australian Open’s online tennis coverage looks like a Wii sports game
Australian Open (AO) broadcast may seem similar to previous years if youre watching on the television. However, if youre watching online via the official Australian Open TV YouTube channel youll ...
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Why the Australian Open’s online tennis coverage looks like a Wii sports game
The channel’s “AO Animated” coverage looks more like a Wii Sports tennis match than a real one, with players’ physical forms replaced with virtual avatars. Fans that have viewed the live ...
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Why the Australian Open is streaming live tennis with gaming-style player avatars
MELBOURNE, Australia — Maybe attending sports events in person is too been ... by characters that look like something out of a Wii game — not exactly perfect portrayals of Coco Gauff or ...
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Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports
The Australian Open don’t own all of their broadcasting rights (fairly common), so they’re live-streaming a Wii Tennis-like ...
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I'm not a tennis fan but I love The Australian Open's ingeniously silly animated avatars
The tennis tournament has replaced iconic sports stars with custom avatars that mimic their movements ... the animated character design – think Wii Sports Tennis: Pro Edition.