The cover story of this week’s issue of Sports Illustrated that features an inspirational climb of Mount Everest is able to come to life thanks to augmented reality. The first augmented reality Sports Illustrated issue enables readers to scan select images and pages in the magazine with their mobile devices using the AR camera in the LIFE VR […]
Already world-renowned for its reports on the environment, The Weather Channel is now making waves in a different area – sports. The channel’s use of augmented reality in its coverage of complementary topics is blending the line between real and virtual, creating a more engaging experience for viewers. The AR experiment began in 2015 with a live, […]
In trying to explain what his product, SoccerDream, seeks to achieve, Andreu Bartolí, Co-Founder & CEO, highlights what he calls “soccer IQ” a number of times. This is because, his company is seeking to develop soccer players’ intelligence when it comes to the sport, through a virtual reality technology platform. In trying to reach this […]
This past weekend’s NFL Draft marked the start of hundreds of careers. For those with NFL aspirations, the goal is to get drafted, earn a starting job and win a Super Bowl. However, what about those of us born without athletic gifts who still want to experience NFL stardom? For that, the National Football League has […]
Disney Research has leveraged big data to predict soccer movements, improve sports broadcasts by having automated cameras learn from human operators and develop a “smart search” for sports plays. Work in the digital realm had only indirectly influenced the human world. Historical soccer data later informed attack strategies, and data from human camera operators allowed researchers to teach […]
