Simulating a local experience by live streaming sharable viewpoints of a live event

A server computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the server computer system to:
• interconnect a plurality of client devices over a network, wherein at least some of the plurality of client devices are located at a live event and at least some of the plurality of client devices are remotely located from the live event, and each client device located at the live event is a source of a live stream that, when rendered by a device, causes a display of a viewpoint of the live event;
• dynamically update a subscription list to include any of the plurality of client devices that are currently live streaming a viewpoint of the live event and remove any of the plurality of client devices that stopped live streaming a viewpoint of the live event;
• and
• host a subscription service that enables selective access by any of the plurality of client devices to any client device on the subscription list and disables access to any client device removed from the subscription list.

A head mounted display (HMD) device comprising:

• a display device;
• an orientation sensor;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the HMD device to:
• render a live stream of a plurality of live streams to display a viewpoint of a plurality of viewpoints of a live event on the display device, the plurality of live streams originating at a plurality of source devices located at the live event, the plurality of source devices including a stationary device at a fixed location at the live event and a handheld mobile device;
• determine a change in an orientation of the HMD device based on an output of the orientation sensor;
• and
• dynamically track the change in the orientation of the HMD device to seamlessly transition from the display of the viewpoint of the live stream of the stationary device to display another viewpoint of another live stream of the handheld mobile device.