In Collaboration with Partners, Intel will
Bring World-Class Technology and Experiences to Olympic Fans around
the Globe
Today, Intel announced that it is partnering with the
International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Tokyo Organizing
Committee of the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020) and a broad array of
partners to drive the future of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 with
groundbreaking technology. Intel’s successful collaboration with
the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games has fueled its drive to raise
the bar again in 2020 for how technology will innovate the
Olympics.
Press Kit: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
The Olympic Games provides an opportunity for Intel, as a
technology leader, to demonstrate core technologies that enable
innovative new experiences for athletes, Games attendees and
Olympic fans around the world, leverage the power of computing and
accelerate the impact of connection.
“Intel is focused on delivering world-class technology
integrations at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to improve the
experience for athletes, attendees, viewers and Games staff while
also demonstrating how technology can transform businesses. We are
excited to make the first of a series of announcements about our
role in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,” said Rick Echevarria,
general manager of Intel’s Olympics Program. “The Winter Games in
PyeongChang represented our first collaboration with the IOC and we
look forward to extending and deepening that relationship in the
years ahead.”
From innovations that draw on 5G platforms to artificial
intelligence (AI) solutions to immersive media to esports, Intel
will showcase technology in three focus areas at the Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020: Compute, Connect and Experience.
Compute: Intel is connecting fans and athletes like never
before, and enabling new Olympic experiences with technologies
involving 3D Athlete Tracking (3DAT) and utilizing the power of
virtual reality (VR) to train venue managers.
3DAT: 3D Athlete Tracking is a
first-of-its-kind computer vision solution using artificial
intelligence to enhance the viewing experience for Olympic fans
with near real-time insights and overlay visualizations during
athletic events. Developed by Intel and hosted on Intel-based data
centers in Alibaba’s cloud infrastructure, 3DAT, in partnership
with Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS), uses four pan-tilt mounted,
highly mobile cameras to capture the form and motion of athletes,
then apply pose estimation algorithms, optimized for Intel® Xeon®
processors, to analyze the biomechanics of athletes’ movements. The
system transforms that data into broadcast overlay visualizations
available during replays of the 100M and other sprinting
events.
VR Training: The IOC and Intel are
collaborating to define and implement solutions that combine the
experience of the IOC and the technical expertise of TOP partner
Intel to support the organizing committee becoming operationally
ready. VR training will be utilized to create an immersive learning
experience for key managers at competition venues. Intel’s VR
training system improves training effectiveness with a more
realistic experience for those learning with more
accurate/objective feedback. Powered by Intel Xeon and Intel® Core™
processors, VR can lower costs and increase training efficiency.
The training will also include building digital versions sometimes
known as “digital twinning” that can open several opportunities to
unleash the power of data for training, planning, simulation and
more.
“After a very successful PyeongChang 2018, we’re excited to
partner with Intel once again to bring the next era of technology
to Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,” said Timo Lumme, managing director of
the IOC Television and Marketing Services. “Our extended
collaboration with Intel allows us to provide the best experiences
and technology to all Olympic fans who attend our events and those
viewing in from around the world.”
Connect: Intel is committed to making Tokyo 2020 the most
innovative Olympics in history through 5G technologies and
infrastructure platforms that are paving the way to develop gigabit
connectivity, new mobility solutions, more immersive viewership
experiences, cutting-edge smart city applications and advanced
broadcasting services.
The most Trusted Network Technology:
Cisco is the local official partner for networking equipment,
playing a key role in delivering a connected and secure Olympic
Games Tokyo 2020. Intel’s innovative technology like the Intel Xeon
processor, SoC and SSD provide the foundation for Cisco to build
the secure, reliable and flexible network to support the Olympic
Games operations in executing mission-critical networks on the
largest stages in the world, connecting 42 competition venues
including the Olympics Stadium and non-competition venues such as
the athletes’ village, TOCOG headquarters, broadcasting set-ups,
hotels and many more.
Experience: Together with partners, Intel is creating
Olympic experiences that are more immersive than ever, including
NEC facial recognition, and even using Intel AI solutions with the
Tokyo Organizing Committee to create the theme song for Tokyo 2020,
and an esports event leading up to the Olympic Games Tokyo
2020.
NeoFace: NEC Facial Recognition
provides a large-scale facial recognition system “NeoFace” for the
Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Powered by the Intel Core i5
processor, the facial recognition technology will be used to
identify over 300,000 people at the games, including athletes,
volunteers, media and other staff for entry points of venues and
accommodations. Benefits include helping prevent risks related to
identification fraud and reducing long wait times for ID
checks.
Intel® True VR: Intel powered the
largest scale virtual reality event to date with the Olympic Winter
Games PyeongChang 2018 and the first-ever live virtual reality
broadcast of the Olympic Games using Intel True VR. Fans can expect
an even better immersive experience at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic
Games, allowing them to deeply engage in the sports they love to
see once every four years. Intel True VR will be deployed in a
range of sports and venues for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and
content will be distributed by rights-holding broadcasters,
including the opening and closing ceremonies, track & field,
gymnastics, boxing and beach volleyball.
#2020Beat: The official Tokyo 2020
beat was created from a range of 1,000 different sound samples
reflecting the themes of “sports,” “Japanese culture,” “daily
lives” and “nature;” five different rhythms were compiled from
these using Intel artificial intelligence solutions. This cheerful
beat is formed by two parts: call (base rhythm) and response
(response rhythm). Audiences will hear the call part and follow the
response part to clap their hands. Working with Tokyo Organizing
Committee, venues including live theater sites will support
athletes to maximize their performance by creating excitement with
#2020Beat.
“We’re excited to be partnering with Intel to make Tokyo 2020
the most innovative Olympics in history,” said Masaaki Komiya, vice
director general of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic
Games (TOCOG). “Working together with Olympic partners like Intel
will be how the Olympic Games is ushered into the new age of
technology and innovation.”
Esports: Intel announced the Intel World Open esports
tournament will take place ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,
which builds on the first esports experience delivered at Intel®
Extreme Masters PyeongChang. The Intel World Open will feature
Capcom’s “Street Fighter V” and Psyonix’s “Rocket League,” and kick
off with online qualifiers in early 2020 where any player at any
level can compete for a chance to join their national team. A live
qualifier event in Katowice, Poland, in June will determine which
teams will advance to the championship esports tournament in Tokyo
from July 22-24, 2020, leading into the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The live finals in Tokyo will host fans at the Zepp DiverCity
venue. Intel will power all of the live Intel World Open events
with the Intel Core i7 gaming processor, as well as the PCs used in
the broadcasts and complete backend infrastructure.
“We are excited Intel is bringing the Intel World Open esports
tournament to Japan in the lead up to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
As we explore the engagement between esports and the Olympic
Movement we are looking forward to learning from this event and
continuing to engage with the passionate esports community from
around the world,” said Kit McConnell, IOC Sports Director.
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