The creator, who is blind, attends a World Cup match and explains how a new piece of technology, the "One Court tactile broadcast," allows him to experience the game. He demonstrates how the tactile board provides haptic feedback for the ball's position and scores, while accompanying headphones deliver audio commentary on game events like fouls, shots, and possession. He concludes by celebrating the technology as a massive step forward for accessibility in live sports.
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To be able to experience such an incredible world event through my other senses has been one of the highlights of my life. For anyone who doesn’t understand why a blind person would want to go to the World Cup well for me personally it’s about feeling the energy and being apart of the collective experience. I’m so grateful Microsoft and One Court invited me to Seattle to make an incredible life moment. I’ll never forget this massive step for accessibility in sports. Thank you is all I can say right now cause I’m speechless #ad
Transcript
I'm glad this is how I watch the World Cup. Normally, it's impossible for me to watch a game, but that's all changing today with the one core tactile broadcast. My friends from Microsoft invited me to the Belgium versus Egypt match, and this is insane. For people that think it's a waste of a ticket for a blind person to be at a game, that's wrong because we get to experience the sounds, the hype, the energy. It's unreal. I rank feel the entire pitch. Middle of the field, the goals, and then it's gonna vibrate on the goals when they score. It'll vibrate very rapidly. Also, with the headphones, it it tells me who stole the ball, which team, who's attacking, and if they went out of bounds or not. Tells me which team took a shot. Tells me about corner kicks and if their spells are yellow or red cards. And that's a yellow card. This is accessibility at its finest. Let's go.
