The Australian Open’s animated tennis players: A YouTube sensation and the future of sports media
A YouTube stream of the Australian Open has gone viral for its glitches, but it's also a sign of the future of sports media.
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Why is the Australian Open using cartoon players?
Alex de Minaur's win over Dutch player Botic van de Zandschulp ... Why am I watching cartoon characters? Tennis Australia told BBC Sport the aim is to "captivate a new generation of tennis fans ...
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The Australian Open’s animated livestreams make players look like Wii Sports characters
Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. The animated players follow all the ...
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The Australian Open’s cartoon tennis players: AO Animated, YouTube and the future of sports media
They might go from being a fan of Coco Gauff the TikToker to Coco Gauff the tennis player to tennis the sport. Or they might see a funny clip of a cartoon version of an elite athlete dissolving ...
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Why is the Australian Open using cartoon players?
players' heads are out of proportion and the racquets they are holding sometimes seem to drift away from their hands. But the scores are spot on. This cartoon is the Australian Open's free-to ...