Holotennis Experience At French Open Enables VR ‘Teleportation’ While Trading Shots

Paris, France – May 31, 2012 – Stade Roland Garros: Center court during the 111th staging of the French Open (Photo by Scott Clarke / ESPN Images)

French telecommunications company Orange is showcasing a virtual reality tennis experience at the French Open that involves teleportation.

Holotennis enables players wearing HTC Vive headsets and holding controllers to play tennis together on a virtual Philippe Chatrier court and interact with each other while they are in entirely different locations.

Orange partnered with VR company Emissive and another startup in Mimesys, which has holographic meeting technology that uses a camera with 3D depth perception.

The Holotennis experience can be accessed at the RG Lab for visitors to Roland-Garros through June 11.

Découvrez #Holotennis 🎾 une expérience de communication immersive , en exclusivité à #RG17 sur le stand @orange ! pic.twitter.com/qQkWIA9n1A

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 30, 2017

#Holotennis 🎾 RDV à @rolandGarros du 27/05 au 11/06 pour tester le futur du sport et des services de communication #Entertainment #VR #RG17 pic.twitter.com/l0XTLPNig8

— Orange (@orange) May 28, 2017

#Holotennis experience #VR immersive #RG17 : une excellente collaboration avec @mimesysvr @emissiveVR. @orange https://t.co/XuwaO2Zv6t pic.twitter.com/l984gM5pMj

— Yvan Delègue (@ydelegue) May 29, 2017