Prometheus 6

For a Squeeze Play, Software Seeks Out Game Highlights
By IAN AUSTEN

BASEBALL fans who watch a televised game after it has been processed by video analysis software developed by Sharp Laboratories of America can forget about peanuts and Cracker Jack. There are no ritualistic warm-ups on the screen, no shots of boisterous fans or commercials.

Instead there's a nonstop assault of hits, runs and outs. Succumbing to any distraction like eating is enough to leave a viewer behind. Given that the system, called HiMpact Sports, reduces a three-hour baseball game to an eight-minute experience, there may not even be enough time to get hungry.