Since I’ve been mostly following hockey and golf these days the NBA playoffs have been a real back-burner thing for me, especially after Derrick Rose went down with a bum knee. But today I discovered the NBA and TNT’s “Overtime” live online broadcasts and whoa, this is online done right.
For once, the promise of multiple cameras is delivered how you might want it — a specific cam on each team, one for general play, and then a “mosaic” view that splits the screen into four separate but continuous live camera views, perfect for those of you with attention disorder deficit problems.
There’s even a popup integrated chat window (which looks pretty tame right now) and an “ask the expert” feature that is a pure sponsor play. But overall I like the camera angle choices, the easy/no login required setup and the streaming performance. Sports Geekery has a good breakdown on all the components. Screen grab of the mosaic view below.
If they could hold a camera still for more than 3 seconds it would be awesome. As it is…can’t watch it…induces headache. Cameramen have ADD
I could only stand it for about 20 seconds. You’re right, it’s a hot mess. Liked the team cam view though. Hope this stays through the finals.
This 4-view sucks! I want one screen to watch especially since the camera shots are delayed but the audio is right on!