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Formula E’s Sébastien Buemi Challenged in Virtual Reality Experience

A new virtual reality experience at the Swiss Museum of Transport in Switzerland will have people trying to beat Renault eDams driver Sébastien Buemi’s fastest lap time from last season’s FIA Formula E Paris ePrix. The experience, created by a company called Virtually Live that aims to enhance the way fans watch professional sports, offers […]

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Clayton Kershaw Hologram May Direct Fans To Seats at Dodgers Stadium

Imagine showing up to Dodger Stadium and having Clayton Kershaw direct you to your seat. It wouldn’t really be him, of course, as he’d be busy on the field warming up, but a hologram version of him built specifically to assist you. VNTANA, a company that makes augmented reality experiences with holograms to help brands […]

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Canon Virtual Camera System Enables Fans To Watch From Any 3D Angle

Canon, which manufactures cameras that are used to capture sports photography and video throughout the world, is embracing the future of sports video — a completely immersive, 3D experience. The camera giant has announced the Free Viewpoint Video System, which will provide fans at home with the ability to view a game from multiple angles by […]

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Apple And MLBAM Partner On Extended Data And Handheld Augmented Reality

SAN FRANCISCO — To the naked eye, nothing but green acreage surrounded San Francisco Giants outfielders Denard Span and Jarrett Parker. Through the lens of an iPad bearing baseball’s new augmented reality feature, however, the image changed: rings surrounded each player, indicating their usual defensive range. (Span’s circle, Giants fans would agree, was appropriately small.) […]

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