This week marked the championships of the US Open Tennis Tournament as well as the opening week of the NFL...Giants Won!!!. It was interesting to see the 3D technology that is being used to help judge these sporting events as well as the help it offers commentators to explain the game and illustrate their points.
3Dwalkthroughs.com did a little research and found out the technology called Hawk-Eye is the 3D technology that was during the US Open to help confirm the line judges decision.
Hawk-Eye, which works by using five high-speed cameras on the top of each show court to recreate a 3D image of where the ball has landed, confirmed that officials had got it right 65% of the time, compared with 35% for players.
The use of 3D technology has been somehwhat controversial both in how often it is allowed to be used as well as its use in general. Some sports fans are big believers in the human error being one of the facets of the game. Personally, I like to know that a call by a line judge or referee is accurate, and I am in favor using 3D technology to make sure.
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