Big 12 Glass Court Surface

[freescooter]

Sure, but think about the Gen Z content consumer and new generations. Unfortunately that generation likes seeing new things, stimuli, unique forms of entertainment.

We’ll need to shorten the games to 4 minutes, though. That is way past their attention span but you gotta have some game time.

 

[rman726]

Supposedly they’ve used these in Europe before and it works well. Still kind of tacky and dystopian to me.

I still don’t trust it. The NFL plays on some pretty #%$& artificial turfs. The NFL, valued at hundreds of billions of dollars, proves that a playing surface being used by a league doesn’t actually mean it’s good.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Imagine what they could do with the backboards.

Advertising space, VBS™ virtual shattered backboard, free throw distractions, GIFs, and more.

 

[Windham4th]

In all honesty, i wonder how epileptics in the crowd would reach to the ground flickering and changing though the scoreboard screens and other signs already flicker alot during games.

 

[DFW HOYA]

The technology will not work atop ice, so most NBA/NHL shared arenas would not be candidates for it.

 

[HCCForever]

In all honesty, i wonder how epileptics in the crowd would reach to the ground flickering and changing though the scoreboard screens and other signs already flicker alot during games.

Good point. Or players who recently went through concussion protocol.

 

[mussels]

The glass ceiling has been talked about for years, so its nice to see the glass floor finally getting some recognition.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

The technology will not work atop ice, so most NBA/NHL shared arenas would not be candidates for it.

Hence, NHL arena boards now include digital ads. Still doesn’t make the ads likeable for TV viewers.

 

[DFW HOYA]

Hence, NHL arena boards now include digital ads. Still doesn’t make the ads likeable for TV viewers.

Digital ads are virtualized for viewers at home. As I understood the original proposal, this would be created for, and visible to, the arena audience itself--a clear floor with colors and images displayed, not merely virtualized. ESPN said that it's "a high-tech glass floor embedded with LED technology that will allow the conference to feature data-driven graphics, advertising and even games for fans during timeouts."

 

[Nameless]

This is already doable. The overlay images on the court. Fox I think puts the shot clock at the FT line

Yeah, I know they have the capabilities I just think people would throw a fit. They'll implement the technology, get people used to it being used and after 3-5 years start talking about ads being overlayed during the game.

 

[Nameless]

Sure, but think about the Gen Z content consumer and new generations. Unfortunately that generation likes seeing new things, stimuli, unique forms of entertainment.

I'm not that much older than Gen Z. I get that younger people crave stimuli, it's because they're overstimulated. That's part of why I don't like it, that's only going of to get worse with technologies such as this.

I realize there's no stopping it and complaining about it is like punching the wind. That doesn't mean I have to like it

 

[superjohn]

Evidently it is like a huge video screen? Can change floor logo's etc. No idea of what it is like to play on.

They already used these for past NBA all-star wknd festivities and some international games, it's truly awful.

 

[gsmooth]

We had a green synthetic floor in the old field house. Only remember the sound being different. Anyone could play there when the teams weren't using it.

I remember playing on those. A lot of the times when I skipped school at E.O. Smith and walked over to the Field House, the Guyer Gym, the one with the wooden floors is where most UConn students played pick up games.

 

[thekollieman]

The NBA Cup courts are awful - let’s make it even worse!

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Digital ads are virtualized for viewers at home. As I understood the original proposal, this would be created for, and visible to, the arena audience itself--a clear floor with colors and images displayed, not merely virtualized. ESPN said that it's "a high-tech glass floor embedded with LED technology that will allow the conference to feature data-driven graphics, advertising and even games for fans during timeouts."

In short, unlikable digital ads. /s

 

[Windham4th]

I remember playing on those. A lot of the times when I skipped school at E.O. Smith and walked over to the Field House, the Guyer Gym, the one with the wooden floors is where most UConn students played pick up games.

I spent alot of time playing hoops in that Field House. Probably why it took me so long to graduate.

That and the binge drinking...

 

[Leebo]

So are the actual lines on the court drawn by this screen too, or are they covering the top or something?

 

[uconnbill]

It is all about making the most money they can by getting more advertisers nothing else

 

[LetsGoUC]

gimmicky conference.

 

[RuffRuff]

gimmicky conference.

Better or worse than a stale conference?

 

[Conndog]

If I’m a player, I want assurance there is no camera under the foul line taking photos of my private parts!