Tag "VR"

Could Facebook’s newest feature speed up VR’s path to the mainstream?

Virtual reality (VR) has been on the doorstep of common use for a while now, but it has yet to make a real dent. The will seems to be there,

Sports Technology Awards launches and adds new categories for 2018

This week, the 2018 Sports Technology Awards launched, to celebrate innovations in technology in sport over the past year. This year, in addition to the normal categories, there are also

How VR Will Impact the Sporting Landscape In The Future

With the recent surge of popularity for Virtual Reality technology, more and more people are beginning to use the technology for more than just gaming and gimmicks. Live VR events

Ten years on the internet: Digital Sport talks to Snack Media’s Niall Coen

It’s been ten years since Snack Media was founded. Managing Director Niall Coen started the business podcasting about his beloved Tottenham Hotspur; now the company is ten years old and

Virtual Worlds in Australian Sport

No longer a pipe dream of years gone by, AR and VR is at our fingertips, and sport is an industry that is seeing some of the biggest uptake. Brisbane Heat’s Pete Lock gives us an Australian perspective.

BT Sport to show Champions League and Europa league finals in VR

After signing up to show Champions League and Europa League exclusively for next season, BT Sport has completed its conquest of the rights to top-level European football in the UK.

The inside track on SXSW 2017 with Richard Ayers & Richard Clarke [podcast]

With South By South West (SXSW) having taken place at the start of the month, I thought I’d bring in two people who are regular visitors to the event in Austin, Texas and who both spoke at this year.

Middlesbrough FC launch VR app, paving the ground for VR and football to come together

Middlesbrough FC have become the latest Premier League club to get on the virtual reality craze, launching a VR app to take fans around the club’s Riverside Stadium in 360

Virtual reality used to improve concussion detection in NFL

Virtual reality has been making appearances in the world of American Football for some time, but there is a different use of this innovation which is catching peoples attention. The

It’s a big week for VR sports gaming

Sports gaming took a major leap forward this week with the announcement of the NBA 2KVR Experience and Xbox One game streaming for Oculus Rift, bringing gamers unprecedented levels of