Six months after officially opening, and the Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology at Indiana University has its first virtual reality game, which was led by senior Catherine Onofrey. Onofrey, who is an intern with the Cuban Center, first became interested in virtual reality after taking a 300 level 3D Computer Graphics class in […]
Japanese technology company Pixela Corporation has a live virtual reality app with a MagicVision feature that enables viewers to see three different angles simultaneously, and this was made available to viewers of a recent Nippon Professional preseason game. Pacific League TV subscribers could watch the game between the Chiba Lotte Marines and Yomiuri Giants on March […]
Fans of England Rugby will now be able to play against the players that they love. Well, almost. O2 is unveiling a virtual reality game for fans to be able to experience the game up close and personal. “It’s the only game out there that has had input from England Rugby to create a great […]
KT Corporation plans to have a pilot of its 5G services ready in time for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang. The South Korean telecommunications company also has a grand vision of a tech-filled Olympics that will be enabled by the connectivity. Glimpses of fans wearing a virtual reality headset to watch live speed skating and crowds reacting […]
In celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Stanley Cup, a number of Pittsburgh Penguins fans got to see the trophy up close both in virtual reality and real life. The NHL teamed up with advertising agency R&R Partners for the experience. At PPG Paints Arena, home of the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins, fans were […]
