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Netflix built an army of servers to stream TV—now it’s powering games

Fast Company Tech

Now, Netflix is ready to take this tech beyond movies and TV shows: The company has begun to develop its own cloud gaming infrastructure, with servers that could eventually allow any Netflix member to play complex games on their smart TVs without an expensive game console. and Canada. That will come in the coming years.

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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 13

Mashable Tech

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections , the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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How Fox Sports will use virtual fans created in Unreal Engine to fill empty stadiums in MLB broadcasts

The Verge

Starting this weekend, the network will not only be piping in fake fan audio, but it’ll also be filling the stands with digitally rendered fans for its MLB broadcasts, starting with this Saturday’s Yankees-Nationals game. “We We believe the crowd and seeing people in seats is part of a broadcast.”.

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The first NBA broadcast rendered with volumetric video puts basketball in the uncanny valley

The Verge

Tonight the Brooklyn Nets and the Dallas Mavericks game is notable for reasons other than the basketball genius of Kevin Durant and Luka Doncic, it’s the first opportunity for us to watch a full game broadcast live with new technology. They are in fact now in Brooklyn. We regret the error.

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The NBA aired an entire game using volumetric video tech that renders players in 3D in real-time

TechSpot

Last night, the NBA became the first organization to broadcast an entire game in a format it calls "NBA CourtView" or "Netaverse." The latter nickname plays off the term metaverse because it delivers content in a virtual 3D environment, but its technically called volumetric video. The tech used is not.

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The Top Five Mobile Messaging Trends for Fall 2024

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The integration of multimedia capabilities, such as video and photo sharing, has further enriched these interactions. Beyond broadcasting their messages, organizations are using these platforms to foster interactive communities—and integrating mobile messaging with social channels can enhance this. The possibilities are endless!

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Summer game fest: how to watch this summer’s digital gaming events

The Verge

Image: Summer Game Fest. Even though E3 , Gamescom , and other summer gaming events have become online-only or outright canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems there’s still going to be a lot of gaming news this summer. Summer Game Fest. Note that some of these are the accounts for The Game Awards.).

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