{"id":88908,"date":"1999-12-31T00:08:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/refcam-how-gopro-is-changing-the-game-of-rugby-league\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:08:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:08:00","slug":"refcam-how-gopro-is-changing-the-game-of-rugby-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/refcam-how-gopro-is-changing-the-game-of-rugby-league\/","title":{"rendered":"RefCam: How GoPro is Changing The Game Of Rugby League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Action cam company GoPro has brought Rugby League enthusiasts on the field by strapping one of their cams to the referee. The immersive experience is being described as a &#8220;game changer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Watching a televised game of Rugby League has always been a mixed affair. Professional cameramen sit by the sidelines, zoom in and keep the picture steady. With multiple cameraman, what the viewer at home sees is a series of careful edits designed to show the chaos of gameplay-from a distance.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\">But what if the cameramen could go on the field?<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\">Fox Sports Australia has been asking themselves just that question and they came up with a way to put a cameraman on the field. They strapped a GoPro action camera to ref Chris Pollock during the Queensland Reds and NSW Waratahs match.<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\">People were no longer on the edge of their seats; they were part of the defence, digging deep when in a scrum or wanting to reach out and grab the player making a break. The subtle shake of the camera made the experience all the more intense.<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: small;\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=4lxXU-5rbPoThe GoPro captured immerse footage in high definition video and an RF system inside the ref&#8217;s vest transmitted the audio.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\">The results were extraordinary, to the extent commentators are referring to its introduction as a &#8220;game changer&#8221;. Footy enthusiasts took to Twitter to praise the RefCam, and FoxSports for being brave enough to try it out.<\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"\" align=\"Center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"365\" height=\"195\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"195\" src=\"http:\/\/stagingnews.smarthouse.com.au\/resources\/articleimages\/dyggormy_embeded_image_1.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Read GoPro&#8217;s Hero3: Bring On The Action<\/span><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><font face=\"sans-serif\" size=\"2\">Given the success of the RefCam, &#8220;it&#8217;s unlikely to be the last&#8221; time FoxSports uses it. 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