The Port Adelaide Football Club, in partnership with the Adelaide Football Club and the AFL today launched Virtual Adelaide Oval, taking South Australian football fans into the future and literally into their seats at the fully re-developed Adelaide Oval for 2014.

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Virtual Adelaide Oval has been developed using IO Media’s Virtual VenueTM technology and provides consumers with incredible real life views from almost every seat in the magnificent re-developed Stadium. It allows fans to scan around 360 degrees from their seat so they can check the view from every seat in the Stadium.

Virtual VenueTM technology which has been used for some of the biggest sports and entertainment venues in the world including Yankees Stadium and Flushing Meadows. Adelaide Oval is the first venue in the southern hemisphere to introduce this world leading technology. Some of the features include ;

? CAD accurate 360 degree views from every seating location in the Stadium
? Compare different seats views on the same screen, simultaneously
? Compare seat views and benefits all at the same time
? Allows you to see live which seats in a particular location are still available
? Integrates fully with the AFL Account Manager ticketing and membership sales platform

Virtual Adelaide Oval puts the fan in control and gives them the ultimate choice by allowing them to see incredible 360 degree views from almost every seat in the Stadium, right now. This is especially significant for Adelaide Oval, with completion still over six months away.

Port Adelaide CEO Keith Thomas, who today launched Virtual Adelaide Oval in conjunction with the Club’s 2014 Membership campaign, said “this is another major step forward for the Port Adelaide Football Club as we continue to build positive momentum on and off field into Adelaide Oval for 2014. We are going to transform the football entertainment experience, not from the moment you step into the magnificent new Adelaide Oval in March 2014, but from right now, the very moment you select your seat.”

“This technology is simply amazing, you feel like you are actually sitting in the finished Stadium, it is incredible. You just have to see it to believe it.

“One of the key objectives in transitioning into Adelaide Oval has been to ensure we provide our members with a seamless experience and offer them a great seat. In terms of a great seat, I’m sure that when our members and fans actually see the views within Adelaide Oval using Virtual Venue they will agree that every seat in the Stadium is brilliant, you will be so close to the action.

“We are in very good hands in regards to our relocation process as we have been working with the AFL, Ticketmaster and specifically the team responsible most recently for the relocation of New York Yankees fans into their new Stadium. Our members can be confident that with this technology and expertise we have left nothing to chance.”

Virtual Adelaide Oval is fully integrated with the Club’s membership and ticketing platform. It will allow members to select their preferred seat, then check the actual view from that seat and compare it with any other in the Stadium before confirming their seat and completing the transaction through the existing Ticketmaster Account Manager platform.

From today, Port Adelaide Football Club members with an Adelaide Oval seat hold guarantee will start receiving their seat offers for 2014. These members will have one month exclusive access to secure their seating before access is then opened up to all remaining Port Adelaide Members to secure their seating at Adelaide Oval for 2014.

All Port Adelaide Football Club members will receive priority access to select their seating for 2014 as soon as the exclusive window for the seat hold guarantee holders closes.

Anyone interested in securing a seat for Adelaide Oval for 2014 can register their interest from today by logging onto the Club’s website

In order to find out more about Virtual Adelaide Oval as well as the Club’s 2014 Membership and ticketing offers, visit www.weareportadealide.com.au for all the details