Sports Technology

With hundreds of thousands of fans around the globe, and hailed as best bowler in the world, Australian tenpin bowling star Jason Belmonte has ventured into the world of virtual reality.

In advance of a worldwide release later this year, the champion bowler has released his virtual reality game in his home country, giving Australian gamers a first glimpse of the release.

Belmonte explains “I wanted to create a bowling game that was as realistic as possible. Bowling has so much more to offer than just knocking over pins and in this game you'll discover all the subtleties that are often overlooked.”

The development team did everything to ensure that the game was as close to reality as possible. The gameplay is based on real balls from the best manufacturers, which can be drilled, repaired and their surface parameters modified. The lane is designed according to exact parameters, in full compliance with the standards of the World Bowling organisation.

The game features a range of different virtual oil patterns that are used, with more being added in further updates, that are true world standard oil patterns. All this combines into a unique physical model that uses all the parameters of the ball, lane and deliveries to make the game indistinguishable from real bowling.

Belmonte added “I not only want you to enjoy playing the game, I want it to help you better understand bowling in its truest form.”

Belmonte is credited with breaking down barriers and blasting bowling stereotypes with his powerful ‘footy-pass’ bowling technique having achieved stunning success, universal admiration and a hoard of young players keen to emulate his revolutionary two-handed style of bowling.

From being named ‘Rookie of the Year’ in 2009 after making his professional debut on the PBA Tour in the USA, Belmonte has rewritten the sport’s history books, becoming the first bowler in the 64-year history of the USBC Masters to win the event three consecutive times, and ultimately further accolades as 2013, 2014, 2015 PBA Player of the Year.

Along the way, he’s also collected three highly coveted ESPY Awards, sharing the spotlight with sporting stars including LeBron James, Serena Williams, Stephen Curry and Ronda Rousey in glittering ceremonies televised by the world’s largest sports network, ESPN, to a huge international audience.

Billed as the most realistic bowling game ever made, BOWLING by Jason Belmonte is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and is available for download for free via iTunes App Store.

An Android version is expected before the year’s end.

For further details go to Belmonte’s official website at www.jasonbelmonte.comand 

Images: BOWLING by Jason Belmonte (top) and the Australian star with one of his many trophies (below).

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