Since the COVID-19 lockdown, stadiums around the world have gone silent.
And while sports leagues are now reopening, it’s to a changed sonic environment devoid of the fans who give matches energy and personality.
How can teams, leagues, venues and broadcasters bring the noise back without fans in the stands?
I wrote a thought piece with my Arup colleagues Lizzie Valmont, Matt Wilkinson and Brendan Smith about the challenges and opportunities of artificial crowd noise in the wake of COVID-19. Check it out here: https://www.arup.com/perspectives/and-the-crowd-goes-silent
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