Exactly one year from today, the 2020 Olympic Games will begin in Tokyo, followed by the Paralympic Games a month later. While the competitors will still be human, technology will...
Japanese telecommunications company NTT announced last week that it is making progress in delivering technology that can bring 3D broadcasts of live sports events to fans off-site. The system, called Kirari! For Arena, uses multiple cameras to track 3D positional information of athletes to reproduce their natural movements in a hologram form, enabling the company […]
Paris will soon be formally announced as host to the 2024 Olympics. Plenty of uncertainties come with hosting the Games and a large one facing the Paris delegation will be the possible inclusion of esports. While open to welcoming esports competition, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach recently expressed concern over the type of […]
Japan closed out the 2016 Rio Olympics in memorable fashion, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dressing as Mario during the closing ceremony as part of a video game-themed teaser for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Now the country is hoping to open those next Summer Games in an even more memorable way — by lighting the Olympic […]
For the first time, NBC, owner of the distributive rights of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, is releasing its vice-tight grip on providing content to other platforms. A partnership between NBC and Facebook, which also includes the Facebook-owned social media app, Instagram, will kick off prior to the Opening Ceremony on August 5. NBC will publish up to 20 […]
