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Good news keeps rolling out of Wavecam.

Some schools in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) may not have understood what California University of Pennsylvania’s school President Dr. Angelo Armenti saw, when they heard about the Wavecam™ being installed in Amundson Stadium. Now they can see for themselves.

Armenti, as well as Athletic Director, Tom Pucci and Associate VP for Athletic Development Frank Bauer researched the success of the Wavecam at Penn State and Villanova and determined that the Wavecam was a terrific technology that would enhance; the television broadcast of Vulcan football on FSN Pittsburgh, provide critical game footage to coaches, engage and entertain fans by adding valuable content and sponsorship opportunities to the Daktronics video board and provide another symbol of Cal U’s commitment to excellence.

The Wavecam system can fly down the entire length of the field while dynamically adjusting its vertical height to the preferences of coaches or those directing the in house production or television broadcasts for FSN Pittsburgh. Mike Kendlick who works for Pittsburgh based, Viewpoint Production Services, has been nominated for a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award and directs the broadcast for CalU said that the “system is great” and the “the Wavecam provides that extra look that can’t be captured any other way.” Mike said that they are finding more ways to use the Wavecam with every production.

“When we use [the Wavecam] in practice it lets us see everything from an entirely new perspective,” junior wide receiver Tony Battaglini said. “It has changed the way we view game tape because it allows us to see mistakes in formations.” Beth Ann Conway who works in the Vulcan athletic department says that that everyone at CalU is “really excited about the system, what it has provided and the many perspectives it captures. Conway claims that there is has been positive feedback from everyone; school administrators, broadcasters, fans, players and coaches. She also noted although there had been some anxiety in how the Wavecam would be integrated their operation, the training and support by the Wavecam Media team have made it an easy.

California University has ordered a second Wavecam system for Hammer Hall, their indoor athletic facility that is home to volleyball, basketball and wrestling. Everyone is looking forward to the Wavecam providing an exciting new dimension to those sports’ broadcasts. This second Wavecam system will be re-located and to the new convocation center, which will be completed in 2011. Armenti says of the new facility, that it “will provide a “world-class facility for our students and cutting-edge teaching tools.”