The official authority of German soccer, the DFB, has announced that it will work with Dutch company Beyond Sports, which specializes in virtual reality and augmented reality player training and analysis. Beyond Sports offers soccer clubs a VR and AR training service, where players face ready-made in-game scenarios, or coaches’ tailor-made scenarios based off their own, […]
Canadian speedskater Ted-Jan Bloemen won an Olympic gold medal on Thursday in PyeongChang with an Olympic-record performance in the 10,000 meters. He also skated to a silver medal in the 5,000 meters, becoming the first Canadian long track speedskater to win an Olympic medal since 1932. These aren’t the only things that make him special. […]
On this episode of the SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein, associate dean of New York University’s Tisch Institute for Global Sport, president of SABR, and renowned author and speaker, Vince Gennaro, discusses digital disruption in sports, augmented reality, virtual reality, sports betting, and the launch of a “Business of Esports” course at his school. Plus […]
Mixed reality startup Magic Leap announced on Tuesday its first sports partnership — a collaboration with NBA Digital and Turner that will bring next-generation 3D basketball viewing experiences through the new Magic Leap One and a newly created companion NBA App. Fans will be able to watch NBA games with features that overlay data into […]
The NBA on TNT VR app has been launched in advance of the NBA All-Star Weekend, as the festivities in Los Angeles will be streamed in live virtual reality to kick off a slate of weekly games involving playoff contenders offered in VR. Intel True VR is providing the virtual reality for those with Samsung […]
