Haveyoueverfanciedatennislessonfromoneoftheworld’sgreatesttennisplayersatyourlocalcourt
Thisdreamcametruefortwoyoungplayers,whogottotrainwith20-year-oldsuperstarEmmaRaducanuaftersheappearedasahologram(全息图)-aphotographicrecordingoftheimage.WhileSamClague,14,andT’naeDiamondPaisley,12,werebothinLondon,theBritishnumberonewasinAbuDhabi.
Duringtheworld’sfirstholographiclesson,MsRaducanu’savatar(头像)appearedtofeedballstotheplayersandgavelivefeedbackontheirshots,like‘thatwasfastandtherewaslotsoftopspinonthat’.EvenSamsaidhethoughtshehadbeenprerecordedatfirstuntilshespokewithhimdirectly.
Theirholographictrainingsessionoffersaglimpseintohowadvancingtechnologycouldrevolutionizetenniscoaching,accordingtoDrIanPearson.
DrPearsonthinksthatmixedrealityheadsetswillsoonallowtennisplayerstofeeltheyareplayinginunusualvirtualenvironments,likeonaspacestationorthemiddleofalake.Through5G,thefutureoftenniswillseeincreasedinteractionbetweenreallifetenniscourtsandtherichimaginationweseeincomputergames-playingwhenever,whereverandwhoeveryouwant.
Fullsensoryvirtualrealitycouldevenplacetheviewerinsidethetennisplayer’sshoesinrealtime.DrPearsonsaid:“By2030,withactiveskintechnology,theplayingstylesandeventhesensationsoftop-levelplayerscouldbecaptured,sothatanyonecouldexperiencehowitactuallyfelttoplaythatgamethroughfullsensoryvirtualreality.”
Finally,sportswearmadefromsmartmaterialscouldallowforadigitalcoachpoweredbyartificialintelligence(AI)toprovidefeedbackonaplayer’sform.DrPearsonsaid:“Al-controlledsuitsmadefromsmartmaterials,suchasfabricswithsensors,canhelpplayersfindtheperfectstrokewhenhittingorreturningaservebyquicklylearningthemusclememoryofaflawlessforehand.UsingdirectfeedbackfromfriendlyvirtualAIcoaches,newplayerscandevelopandlearnmuchmorequickly.”