Fans of baseball will now be able to experience what it is like to compete in a Home Run Derby. T-Mobile is using virtual reality at this year’s All-Star Game and Home Run Derby to put fans in the batter’s box. “We’re taking the Derby out of the ballpark and letting fans step up to […]
Tired of watching the standard programming of the Olympics every four years? Well, virtual reality is coming to the Olympic games and it is sure to change your viewing experience. Yesterday, NBC Olympics announced that it will provide Virtual Reality (VR) coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games exclusively to authenticated users with compatible Samsung Galaxy smartphones. […]
The Sacramento Kings have become one of the most forward-thinking and tech-savvy franchises in all of professional sports. Today they continue this trend, unveiling their new 2016-17 uniforms with the help of virtual reality. Willie Cauley-Stein helped them introduce their four new uniforms for next season in a 360-degree VR video. The new jerseys make their debut after the team […]
The time has come for the Union of European Football Associations to join numerous others in the use of virtual reality (VR) in sports during Euro 2016 this upcoming June. To do this they have up with the Finland-based company Nokia with its new OZO Professional VR Camera PC-01 (but we’ll call it OZO for […]
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