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ESPN Brasil Hosts VR Talk Show With Kansas City Chiefs Kicker, Avatars

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos took part in a unique ESPN Brasil talk show in virtual reality with the interview held among virtual avatars gathered in a virtual ESPN studio within a virtual football stadium to talk football.

ESPN partnered with AltspaceVR for the live show Thursday, enabling fans from Brazil and the U.S. to use virtual reality devices to interact, hang out and even see hand gestures from the first NFL player to be born in Brazil.

NFL fans from Brazil and the United States were able to interact and ask questions in the AltspaceVR app through virtual reality devices such as Daydream by Google, Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Users without headsets could watch the 2D broadcast on Facebook, Android devices or PC/Mac.

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The first part of the show was in Portuguese and the second in English. Fans were invited after the show to come out of the virtual bleachers to explore the field by throwing around footballs and trying on the helmet and jersey.

The in-person interview of Santos was done by Everaldo Marques in Sao Paulo.

Amanhã tem ESPN and Cairo Santos Virtual Show. 21h ao vivo. No ESPN.com.br, os detalhes de como fazer parte dessa com a gente

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