{"id":4690,"date":"2023-08-10T19:42:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T19:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techdisease.com\/?p=4690"},"modified":"2023-08-12T19:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T19:48:20","slug":"drone-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdisease.com\/drone-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Need for Speed: Inside the World of Drone Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
After a well-received launch on the niche 3DO platform, The Need for Speed was ported to MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and Microsoft Windows. It became one of the most successful games to use multi-media CD-ROM technology, with high-resolution photographs and exciting full-motion videos accompanying each race track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a barely two-year-old sport, drone racing is “blowing up,” as the tech dudes say. In a brief time, the competition evolved from local park fliers to over 100,000 global FPV pilots, as per MarketWatch. The Drone Racing League<\/a>, a new startup, aims to make FPV racing a lucrative spectator sport with $12 million in funding from notable investors like Stephen Ross and Matt Bellamy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pilots wear FPV goggles that display a live feed from the drone’s camera during a race. Racers navigate 3D courses with gates, ladders, and real-world elements like stadiums, malls, or power plants. To score, pilots must pass two checkpoints in a set time; the highest points determine the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n