Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium in Houston is finally here, so SportTechie wanted to recap our extensive Super Bowl coverage over the past 10 days.
Below are the stories highlighting the technology involved in and around the Big Game along with social statistics, how are both teams faring online, 360-degree replay technology from Intel, a player’s personal app and more.
1) For the first time around a Super Bowl, fans will be able to experience game highlights in virtual reality, which will include the top four highlights from each quarter along with pregame and postgame clips as well.
2) How do the Atlanta Falcons’ Twitter followers stack up against those of the New England Patriots? SportTechie worked with data science platform Affinio to analyze both accounts.
3) Who are the most tech-savvy Falcons and Patriots players in Super Bowl LI?
4) Veteran digital strategist Jeramie McPeek is the social media quarterback leading the social push across Twitter, Periscope, Vine, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat for the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee.
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5) NRG Energy is powering Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston. It is the fifth Super Bowl host stadium that NRG has worked with over the years.
6) With the help of software development platform Zudy, New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman has his own personal app, where he manages everything from personal appearances and real estate ventures to tracking his on-field statistics and website merchandise sales.
7) During Super Bowl LI, FOX Sports will continue its focus around augmented reality and integrate unique graphics and virtual images into the television broadcast.
8) Through its Wi-Fi Coach program, Extreme Networks will be making sure every fan at NRG Stadium on Sunday is digitally connected.
9) NFL quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Drew Brees unveiled “Social Autographs” with Microsoft at the NFL Experience in Houston this past week, a new way to digitally connect with fans.
10) On Saturday, GoRout, Mobile Virtual Player and Windpact won the NFL’s Super Bowl startup competition called “1st and Future” hosted by the Texas Medical Center.
11) Technology corporation Intel will deploy its new 360-degree replay technology during the live broadcast of Super Bowl LI. Additionally, the partnership will be amplified through a 30-second advertisement spot with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, which will center around the new replay features.