Anicet Mbida 6:54 a.m., September 28, 2021

Every day, Anicet Mbida makes us discover an innovation that could well change the way we consume.

This Tuesday, he is interested in a new technique on which the Japanese NTT have been working for several years.

We will soon be able to have the impression of attending the football match in the stadium thanks to holograms.

This Tuesday evening, PSG faces Manchester City at the Parc des Princes.

Since the arrival of Lionel Messi, the price of seats has reached new heights.

But tomorrow, we could attend the same match, from almost anywhere, as if we were really present at the Parc des Princes.

The match may be broadcast, live, in another stadium (in Bordeaux, Saint-Denis or Lyon), but in the form of holograms.

We will really have the impression that the players are playing in front of us and that we are at the stadium with them.

This is not science fiction.

This is a project that the Japanese NTT have been working on for several years.

A first full-scale test took place last month during the Tokyo Olympics.

It was a badminton match that was broadcast live, by hologram, in another room located 34 km away.

As it has worked quite well, they are trying to diffuse the technology for other competitions.

What does that give in terms of image quality?

Everything is broadcast in 3D and in real size.

There is just a slight blur, but the quality is pretty good.

We quickly forget that we are dealing with a projection.

There are still some limits.

For example, it does not work for competitions in broad daylight.

The event must take place either in the evening or indoors, otherwise we lose the illusion of the hologram.

However, this will lower prices.

Since we will go with our friends in its small neighborhood stadium rather than in the huge one where the competition is really played out.

Are the players going to lose the support of their supporters?

No, because the audience is filmed and their songs and cries of encouragement are broadcast in the stadium.

This is exactly what the technology was created for: to allow fans to cheer on their teams who were playing behind closed doors during the pandemic.

An idea to explore.

This will perhaps avoid the fan overflows that have become a bit too common in football lately.