A strange little side quest
The fun part of looking behind VR World Cup Soccer Tournament is seeing how many older ideas are still alive in modern play. The penalty kick entered football's laws in 1891 and was nicknamed the 'kick of death' in its early days. And the history keeps stacking up: Archery was already on the Olympic programme in 1900, boxing joined the modern Games in 1904, and basketball became a medal sport in 1936. The screen is modern; the urge to test skill, pattern and timing definitely is not.
