AUSTIN, TEXAS – Imagine you were shrunk to a tiny version of yourself and plopped onto a drone. You take hold of the controllers and begin speeding around objects at 80 miles per hour as though you’re piloting a Star Wars fighter dodging intergalactic enemy ships. This is what it’s like to be a first-person-view […]
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Traditional sports franchises that ignore esports are failing to see the bigger picture and risk being left behind, a consultant for esports’ Team Liquid, partially owned by Peter Gruber and Ted Leonsis, warned last week at South by Southwest. Nicola Piggott, cofounder of esports communication and consultant agency The Story Mob, said […]
Kevin Durant may be known for his Golden State Warriors ball playing and recent investment in athlete wearables company Whoop, but the athlete is also expanding his portfolio of tech investments beyond sports and fitness. In November, The Durant Company invested in advertising startup Suzy as part of a larger $5 million funding round for […]
With virtual reality and its intersection with sports still being relatively in its infancy, there hasn’t been much data potentially supporting its usage over traditional training and game preparation methods. Yet Menlo Park, Calif.-based STRIVR Labs — one of the companies at the forefront of the advancement in virtual reality around sports — is attempting […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Daniel Chao believes Halo Neuroscience can accelerate human performance through neurostimulation and help athletes like Olympian sprinter Natasha Hastings achieve a competitive advantage from the neck up. He moderated a panel last weekend at the annual South by Southwest Conference called “Unlocking the Brain’s Full Potential in Athletics,” which included Hastings, her coach Darryl Woodson […]
