A pair of scissors in one hand and the NCAA tournament championship game net in the other, North Carolina coach Roy Williams stood on the ladder waving after the Tar Heels had beaten Gonzaga. Virtual reality viewers were able to come face to face with Williams in that moment. The NCAA March Madness Live VR […]
Prior to this weekend’s Final Four semifinal matchups, Twitter and all four schools launched their own auto-response video cards for when fans Tweet at the teams’ basketball Twitter handles. According to social media company, it’s the first time sports teams have directly replied to users in this fashion. Starting on Friday, Twitter users who Tweeted […]
Sports fans indulge in one month of madness for the NCAA basketball tournament. Whether or not their schools are in the tournament or not, fans fill out their brackets and follow the action all the way to the Final Four. This year, the NCAA has partnered with Tagboard, a social media platform that uses hashtags to […]
Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is starring in an Intel Final Four commercial, which will feature the company’s 360-degree replay technology that will be utilized by broadcasters throughout the three Final Four games in Phoenix. The replay technology is similar to what was utilized by FOX during Super Bowl LI. James’ partnership with Intel is part of […]
Live virtual reality is back for NCAA March Madness, but it won’t be free. A year after providing VR coverage for last season’s Final Four, Turner, the NCAA and Intel True VR announced on Tuesday that it would provide fans with access to virtual paid experiences for all three Final Four games along with some […]
