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Syracuse Football Using Virtual Reality For Training, Fan Engagement

Even if you weren’t at the Carrier Dome on Oct. 13, you can feel as if you could’ve stormed the field after the Syracuse football team’s upset win against defending national championship Clemson. That’s because throughout the game, cameras captured action in full 360-degrees for fans to see in a virtual reality experience that was […]

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The Tampa Bay Rays Are Using Virtual Reality To Prepare For Opponents

The Tampa Bay Rays have taken a note out of the page of the numerous NFL teams that have begun using virtual reality in training with an announcement that they have started using EON Sports’ iCube. The baseball-specific iCube is essentially the baseball equivalent to EON Sports’ SIDEKIQ software. It is used to give players some extra […]

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Jason Giambi Launches Interactive Hitting Simulator With Virtual Reality

Jason Giambi, a retired Major League Baseball player, has recently partnered up with ex-Colorado Rockies general manager and current MLB Network analyst Dan O’Dowd and EON Sports VR to launch EON’s new interactive hitting simulator, Project OPS. This new innovation aims to improve strike-zone awareness and pitch recognition for hitters. Giambi aims to change the […]

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Buccaneers Vetting Virtual Reality Training Options For Jameis Winston

For the avid fan, the upcoming NFL season may seem light-years away. But for Jameis Winston and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the less than two months before their first preseason game appears eerily close. In an interview with Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, FOX Sports’ Alex Marvez confirmed that the Buccaneers are looking into using a […]

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Syracuse Football First In ACC To Use Virtual Reality

After finishing last season at the bottom of the ACC, the Syracuse football team decided to turn to virtual reality to help them improve upon their 3-9 record. The program recently signed a year-long licensing contract with EON Sports to use their virtual reality software. While Syracuse is the first football team in the ACC […]

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