At a recent accelerator event in Belfast, Northern Ireland, sports startup Cloud Rupture showcased a virtual reality prototype which aims to help golfers improve their swing with the aid of this technology. The early-stage product, Swingchronicity, is able to provide a full 3D arch of a golfer’s swing as it happens and will be aimed […]
Last year, the Boston Red Sox opened a virtual reality dugout on the Kids Concourse at Fenway Park. Fans could see what it was like to be behind-the-scenes with the team as they trained and warmed up for games. Now, the club is expanding its virtual reality experience by adding new a virtual reality batting cage. […]
Instead of Cleveland Cavaliers fans just watching the video board at Quicken Loans Arena, they can now interact with it throughout the NBA Playoffs via a virtual pop-a-shot feature. As part of a pre-existing relationship with Pittsburgh-based mobile app and software developer YinzCam, which has built and hosts 23 of the league’s team apps, the Cavaliers […]
The NBA and NextVR completed the first season of regularly scheduled broadcasts of live games in virtual reality last week, providing access to virtual courtside seats to fans around the world. After the groundbreaking first season, what’s next in the collaboration between the NBA and NextVR could make the VR experience for watching games even more […]
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves and the builders of the new SunTrust Park brought the project to life during the venture’s nascent stages through virtual reality. Populous created SunTrust Park in virtual reality in order for both the company’s designers and the Braves brass to see the park, first-hand, in three dimensions before its actual construction, enabling both parties to […]