Long Live Sport: Stay at Home Content Week 5 — The week in Sports Tech
The lockdown of regular life continues around the world for another week and conversations around how and when sport might return also continues. For basketball in particular, we continue to update our status tracker as leagues come to decisions over whether to cancel their seasons or continue to plan for a return.
This week we focus on technology and sharing some of the most interesting stories we’ve been reading this week. Just as video conferencing and other technologies that help us communicate have been afforded a new platform in our working and everyday lives, the same can be said in the sporting world.
The NBA and Microsoft announce a multiyear technology partnership
Likely to impact the experience offered in direct to fan platforms like NBA League pass, the NBA has announced a partnership with Microsoft.
The role of AI in Sports Analytics
As part of its ongoing special report into how AI is being shaped and increasingly impacts our lives, the New York Times has looked into the role that computer vision and machine learning is having on sporting analytics.
Human vs Machine
Was Garry Kasparov’s 1997 chess defeat to IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer a watershed moment for technology?
Sports and eSports — a winning combination
NASCAR achieved the most watched linear esports broadcast in history as drivers competed from the safety of their own homes in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series.
How are Sports Teams continuing to train together?
Competitive apps and group video workouts are being used across sports not only to help players maintain their fitness, but also to continue camaraderie and team spirit.
What is the lasting Impact?
Will the enforced adaptations to the new remote reality bring about a ‘new normal’? Is there a unique opportunity for the average person’s receptiveness to remote coaching or virtual reality?
VR & Decision Making
The Athletic delves into a tangible example into how elite football is starting to use virtual reality to train decision making in players.
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