RIYADH,
Saudi Arabia, Sept. 13,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading-edge artificial
intelligence algorithms are now powering production at nearly half
of VSPO's esports tournaments, dramatically reducing content
creation time and enhancing fan engagement, said the company's
co-founder Danny Tang at the New
Global Sport Conference 2024 ("NGSC") in Riyadh this August.
At a panel discussion with other industry leaders including
Ahmad Alabduljabbar, Craig Levine,
Jean Mariotte, Penny Diao and Shay
Segev, Tang said nearly half of the esports tournaments VSPO
produces are now leveraging AI to assist key production tasks such
as live highlights capturing and post-game replay editing, markedly
boosting the efficiency and agility of the company's tournament
operations.
VSPO, Asia's biggest esports
company, organizes and produces more than 80 tournaments and 7,000
matches every year, captivating an online fan base of over 800
million.
"Over the past couple years, we have developed a lot of AI tools
to allow us to better produce esports tournament content in a much
more efficient manner," said Tang, who is also VSPO's CFO and head
of global strategy office, "For example, our 'AICam' now allows us
to turn hours of game footage into viral social media content in
mere seconds."
As the leading conference for the Esports World Cup Foundation,
the NGSC 2024 hosted a global delegation of over 1,200 industry
thought-leaders at the Kingdom Centre on August 24-25.
At the event, Tang introduced VSPO's two proprietary AI tools,
"AIOB" and "AICam", which have been instrumental in streamlining
esports production process. AIOB,
an algorithm trained on extensive tournament data, assists
directors in identifying and broadcasting the most thrilling
moments in real time. AICam, on the other hand, automates the
selection and editing of highlights, turning them into viral
video clips with unprecedented
speed and precision.
Another VSPO's key AI project Tang shared was VSPO's partnership
with Qualcomm on the Snapdragon "Faith of Victory" initiative, an
esports athlete emotion detection system capable of providing
real-time insights into an athlete's state of emotions by studying
their facial expressions and heart rates. The AI system has been
trained with data from 175 professional players across 18 top teams
in the King Pro League, and VSPO continues to refine it for
improved performance on a frequent basis.
Furthermore, Tang said that VSPO is also in the process of
integrating its proprietary AI technologies into its signature,
award-winning "4K OB Truck," a
patented mobile production unit designed for on-the-go creation and
broadcasting of top-tier esports events.
This innovative vehicle was a standout feature at the Hangzhou
Asian Games last year, where esports was recognized as a medal
sport for the first time, as a significant portion of the esports
series was produced using VSPO's "4K
OB Truck," showcasing its capabilities on an international
stage.
About VSPO
With a global presence encompassing 14 office locations and eight
top-tier esports arenas, VSPO offers a comprehensive suite of
esports services, including tournament organization, marketing
solutions, community development, and more.
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