1. If Japan wins and I get to see holographic versions of sporting events broadcast around the world to hundreds of stadiums, the invention of Star Trek like translators and the realization of some truly useful augmented reality apps...
2. If Qatar wins and I get to arrive to a game via water taxi or see stadiums that mimic ships and seashells or have their entire internal and external facade broadcasting on 420,000 square feet of some sort of futuristic jumbotron...
...then I just might be ok if the US doesn't get the tournament. In fact, if I was voting, my vote would now be in question. Sorry.
Watch a description of what Japan is pitching below. The introduction of this type of technology into sport just seems almost too good to pass up.
Here is a video showing 5 of Qatar's proposed stadiums. These are pretty amazing.
3 comments:
Will
Having been to the Gulf several times I think you underestimate the difference
Underestimate the difference between what? Sorry, not sure I understand the comment but definitely interested in your perspective since you have been there!
I find you posts on this matter to be very insightful. It poses a genuine query as to the evolution of soccer viewing. I am in full support of Qatar hosting the 2022 WC as having been to Japan, it is too crowded even now.
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