We are proposing a “Manhattan Project” to the International Olympic Committee [IOC], to address what we believe will be a persistent void in mass event sports and daily life for millions of people for some time to come. We call this effort The Lausanne Project.
We believe that the 2021 Olympic Games are at grave risk of cancellation, even if an effective, affordable, widely distributable vaccine is available by the “Warp Speed” of 1Q21.
Whether this happens or not, we propose that the IOC endorse and franchise ONE virtual reality, athletic game and competition platform for global distribution, to engage the youth of the world in non-violent, physical competition AT HOME.
We call it HomeGame.
We have selected Racket:Nx, a game developed by Tel Aviv-based One Hamsa, as the core of a considerable and extended competition platform that we call “Virtual Cloud Sport.”
We chose Racket:Nx in a rigorous selection process, in which we have not had, do not have, nor will have any financial interest whatsoever.
We believe that this project will establish the first competitive beachhead in the future of digital sport.
This plan also has a place for every IOC Esports Liaison Group member to make a significant and meaningful contribution, to the Olympic Movement and to the health of the world.
The terrible crisis that we face today is accelerating the future.
The Future is Now.
Our Vision
Where We Are
What People Need.
Honda and its like are models of what we can do:
Build an Olympic Digital Vehicle to Engage the World’s Youth.
Our objective is to capture the attention, the participation, and the data of young people – and lots of others – around the world.
The Olympic Movement Can Take the High Ground… and Keep It.
The High Ground: History, Athleticism and NO Violence or War.
VIRTUAL SOCIAL SPORT: Our Path through the Pandemic and to the Future
Everyone Can Play and Compete Together…
Everyone.
Racket:Nx is Proven and Popular.
Anyone who can afford a Game Controller can afford this.
And this is a LOT more than a Game Controller.
MORE
A New Way to Gauge Progress, to WIN, and to SHARE DATA.
A New Way to Transform Sport into Giving.
The Ultimate Social Network… The Ultimate Meeting Place.
Facebook and Disney can make this happen.
MORE
How We Can Help to Make This Happen, for Everyone.
A New Path to People… and to Their Data.
The Future of Sponsorship.
The Future of Broadcast and Streamed Content… From HOME.
…To Everyone.
A few examples of what we can do in Entertainment and Media.
And we can bring the Stars of the World On-Board…
Lots and Lots of Stars… to Play their Part to Help the World.
What the IOC Has Done… What the IOC Can Do.
Victor Bond
This has been an Introduction to The Lausanne Project.
The Extended Implementation Deck is Hundreds of Slides.