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a purpose-built Battle Royale-dedicated arena in the US,
player’s in-game characters ready to deploy into the sky’.
known as the OGN Super Arena. The new home for the
To deliver the visual content, DXP LIVE supplied two
headquarters of all things OGN in America spans 35,000 sq
disguise 4x4pro servers that were installed at the arena.
ft and is located in the heart of Manhattan Beach Studios,
Designed for the largest video surfaces in the world, the
on Manhattan Beach, California. Built for Battle Royale
4x4pro comes with more inputs and outputs - compared
titles including PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) ,
to other servers from disguise - and can play up to 32 HD
Fortnite, Call of Duty, the facility is entirely modular and
layers of content. It is also one of the fastest processes
can be adapted to host the most popular MOBA games and
with twin 10Gbit/sec Ethernet connections, the 4x4pro can
mobile eSports titles.
transfer huge files in a matter of minutes - a key feature
With eSports being one of the world’s fastest growing
for the eSports arena. System Engineer and Programmer
areas of sports entertainment, OGN wanted its first
on this project for the disguise equipment was Benjamin
dedicated studio to be a state-of-the-art facility using
Ryle.
high-end technology to bring the competitions alive for
Backing up the immersive visuals is an all encompassing
the millions of fans worldwide.
audio with true object-based 3D sound courtesy of Astro
It’s difficult to miss the stunning backdrop of the giant
Spatial Audio. “The studio’s screens and audio set-up have
three-sided immersive LED screen on stage that delivers
been designed to provide a more immersive experience
unmissable entertainment not only for those watching
than you’d traditionally expect in a TV studio,” explained
at home but also the in-house audience. In addition,
Matthew Park, who is responsible for the audio project
OGN has also brought the world of Augmented Reality
management at OGN. “In particular, we are trying to
into broadcasts of the PUBG League, through the use of
convey a unique experience to the audience in real time
projection mapping. At the time of making this a reality
using the PUBG game’s API data plus sound location
in the studio, the OGN website stated: ‘Imagine: the
information and directional sound. The real-time 3D sound
beginning of a PUBG match, with a bird’s eye view of all
of the game can be reproduced in the studio. It delivers a
the competitors at their gaming stations. Then, a neon
real wow factor for the studio audience.”
overlay appears overhead, with a full 3D rendering of the
The Astro Spatial Audio set-up works in conjunction with
battlefield and airplane flying overhead that houses all the
the Meyer Sound PA at the arena. This was deployed by
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