GET ready for a whole new way to experience the Olympics — in 3D.
To make the 2012 London Olympics larger than life, the BBC is thinking about broadcasting portions of the games in 3D, reports the UK’s Guardian.
“We could, and I believe should, capture some of the games in 3D,” said Roger Mosley, director of the BBC’s 2012 Olympics operation.
“The Olympic stadium may only exist in its full 80,000-plus capacity for a relatively short period. Not to have that at all in 3D would be, at the very least, a major gap in the archive.”
It’s unlikely that 3D televisions — which are likely to require special glasses to watch — will be in every household by that time, but they are being slowly rolled out by manufacturers eager to cash in on the 3D movie craze.
Mitsubishi already has a few 3D models on the market, while Sony and Panasonic unveiled their own versions at a trade show in Germany earlier this month, anticipating that they’ll be in stores by next year.
Programming in 3D is already available in Japan, while the UK’s Sky Broadcasting is working on rolling out a 3D channel next year. In the US, ESPN has been flirting with 3D technology, broadcasting 3D versions of sports games in theaters to gauge audience interest.
Additional potential BBC plans for Olympics coverage also include filming the games with “super High-Definition” camera, the kind of format seen in some movie theaters.