From now until Nov. 20, tennis fans attending the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The 02 in London will be able to experience the sport via virtual reality. The ATP and ATP Media partnered with Infosys and Sony’s Europe sports team around a new exhibit within the Fan Zone, leveraging the newly-launched PlayStation VR and its […]
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. in England is now offering fans at Amex Stadium the opportunity to experience in virtual reality an up-close look at players warming up, in the tunnel, and being in the center of goal celebrations. This experience will be exclusively available in the family stand at the Amex Stadium during a match […]
On Thursday, technology company Intel announced its acquisition of sports-focused virtual reality company, VOKE VR. James Carwana, the General Manager of the Intel Sports Group, explained on the company website that VOKE has “captured the attention and the imagination of broadcasters, leagues and teams with their technology and what’s possible.” He added that through the […]
Oklahoma State football is changing how it recruits prospective players. Instead of athletes just visiting campus on a visit, Stillwater, Okla. and the confines of Boone Pickens Stadium are coming to them — virtually. With the continuing intersection of virtual reality and 360-degree video with sports, Oklahoma State recruits can now visit campus and witness […]
During last month’s WTA-sanctioned Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, the official shopping mall sponsor of the tournament hosted its own tennis extravaganza complete with a virtual reality game of rooftop tennis. AIR Concepts Limited created VR 360 Tennis in the Air, which enabled players wearing VR headsets and holding controllers to play each other on […]
