Iowa State University’s volleyball team, following the lead of a growing number volleyball programs, has started to use VERT, a device that tracks the height and frequency of player jumps in a practice session, game, or any other desired time period. To use VERT, players simply have to wear a small device, about the size of a […]
The Detroit Pistons are taking the lead in the NBA with the newest trend in software technology. The Pistons have partnered up with the leading Silicon Valley sports and science technology company, Kitman Labs. This partnership aims to use the innovative software technology to monitor player injury risk as well as optimize athletic performance. The Detroit Pistons […]
As I sat on my couch watching some sports highlights just a few nights ago, I found myself getting a bit angry at some of the broadcasters when I heard statements such as, “what a boneheaded play, what was he looking at?”. Or even, “I can’t believe he didn’t run to the other side, look […]
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) recently developed a system to automatically convert 2-D video of actual soccer games to 3-D video—and they did it all by using FIFA 13. This 3-D video is no joke—it can be played over any 3-D device, including all 3-D televisions, devices like the Oculus […]
The traditional model of a racing event – registering in time, waking up early on race day, finding and paying for parking, waiting at the sign-in and starting lines with hundreds of others, and the feeling of intimidation that comes with spectators and competition – has been turned on its head by Fitfam. With virtual […]
