MLB official Daydream compatible VR application "MLB At Bat VR" to change the world of baseball game watching

As in the movie "Money Ball" where a poor weak team reforms the team using data analysis, Major League Baseball (MLB) uses data that is not comparable with Japanese professional baseball. For fans watching the game, MLB is a real time data application for mobile terminals "MLB.com At BatAlthough the new version provided Google's simplified VR functionDaydreamIt corresponds to the content which makes a change in the way of watching traditional baseball game.

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MLB.com At Bat is an official MLB application with real-time information on MLB games, players and team achievements, replay functions in movies, and more. Many MLB fans use the application to notify the latest information of the team from time to time by registering a favorite team, and it is the core baseball fan who watches TV broadcasting with smartphone or tablet as one hand It has become a common watching style.

That MLB.com At Bat has handled Google's Daydream, which allows you to experience VR using smartphones and a simple VR headset. You can see how evolving MLB.com At Bat for Daydream is performing by watching the following movie.

MLB.com introduces At Bat VR - YouTube


MLB.com At Bat, an app for MLB fans.


Since being able to be able to examine not only the content of each game but also the players' and team's grades etc. on the mobile terminal, it is possible to make the viewing content of the play more fulfilling, and since it appeared in 2008, it must be baseball enthusiast It became an information tool.


That MLB.com At Bat eventually played a VR response. In VR space, it is possible to arrange real-time information of games played all over the United States at once.


Of course you can watch live broadcasts. Information on live coverage is displayed around the screen, information on players, teams, etc. are displayed all along the top, bottom, left, and right.


Since the viewpoint changes according to the inclination of the head, you can get the information you want without having to take your eyes off the game.


Access to the upper, lower, left and right panels can be controlled with the remote control included with the Daydream headset.


Of course, streaming relay of the game and replay video can be played with high vision image quality. You can display it full screen.


On the VR compatible version MLB.com At Bat, the display of the ball chart changes. In past baseball live broadcasting charts displaying courses with pitcher's eyes are common, it has been changed to a catcher eye and it is now possible to display in 3D the trajectory through which each ball passes through each course.


According to Mike Petriero of MLB.com, the feature of VR compatible MLB.com At Bat is easy. Mr. Petriero himself also experienced MLB.com At Bat in the state of not experiencing VR, but he seems to get used to in about 30 seconds as he can operate intuitively.

VR compatible version of MLB.com At Bat is available free on the Google Play store starting June 1, 2017.

MLB.com At Bat VR - Android Apps on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mlb.AtBatVR