Dr Matthew RyanForward Deployed Engineer · Technology Leader

AR prototype · Sports replay

AR Table Football

A Sky prototype that replayed real football matches in augmented reality on a tabletop using player and ball location data.

Role
Originator & technical lead
Organisation
Sky
Context
2023

The work

This Sky prototype explored how live match data could be turned into a physical-feeling replay experience in augmented reality. Instead of watching a conventional broadcast view, users could place a miniature football match on a table and watch real passages of play unfold in front of them, driven by player and ball location data.

Delivery detail

  • Built a prototype that mapped real match tracking data into an AR tabletop experience.
  • Replayed football sequences using positional data for both players and the ball rather than hand-authored animation.
  • Explored a new viewing format for sport: spatial, interactive and detached from the fixed TV camera angle.
  • Tested how broadcast data could power a compact replay experience suitable for demos, product exploration and future second-screen concepts.
Viewing format
AR
Replay source
Live data
Spatial experience
Tabletop

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