Janet Marie Smith was standing on the concourse of Fenway Park prior to World Series Game 2 when a friend approached. After a minute of conversation, the man asked Smith...
When four Boston Red Sox games on NESN were streamed live in virtual reality in September, the pilot enabled fans to try watching games wearing Samsung Gear VR headsets with the ability to choose from different 180-degree camera perspectives. For one fan — and those who have heard his story — the ability to do […]
This week on the SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein, Red Sox Chief Marketing Officer Adam Grossman discusses ways that historic Fenway Park is integrating new technology into the fan experience. Fans should expect to interact with the games themselves in new and exciting ways in the near future. You can also subscribe to the SportTechie […]
It’s safe to say that the majority of baseball fans will never hit a home run over the Green Monster in Fenway Park. However, if you’re in London from June 30-July 4 you might come as close to being David Ortiz as ever thanks to MLB Battlegrounds VR. The full-sensory experience will offer fans a […]
At a Forrester Research event in the early 2000s, then-NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue was asked a question: “When are you going to let fans control the game?” His response to Forrester founder George Colony was simple: “I don’t know, why don’t you figure it out for me?” Many years later, one of the original members of […]
