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Sports venues advance goals, enhance fan experience with data analytics

CIO

Sports fans today have more ways than ever to watch their favorite teams beyond the traditional, live stadium experience, including television, streaming services, even highlights on social media. In response, sports teams and venue operators are working hard to improve and differentiate the in-stadium experience.

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Refract raises $8.5M SGD funding, announces new game development division 

TechCrunch

In 2018, three co-founders of Refract, Chong Geng Ng, Michael Chng and Eugene Koh, worked on a gaming-related project and encountered a problem statement: How would one bridge the gap between gaming and physical activity? Refract will continue delivering immersive and engaging XR and VR experiences to a growing market of 2.9

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NEX raises $25M, launches Active Arcade to get people moving

TechCrunch

It also previously raised a $4 million seed round from Charmides Capital, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Ventures and Mandra Capital, Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin and Mark Cuban in 2018. Many other leaders in sports, media and technology have also baked NEX. Anyone can play Active Arcade using their body movement.

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Live VR Streaming with React JS, React Native, and Unity

Agile Engine

And starting from 2018, the live 360 video streaming will change forever thanks to a product we’re working on. Our latest client has powered many of the largest and highest-profile live VR streaming productions in history. We will use React JS, React Native, and Unity for building the UI, as well as the VR functionality.

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6 Tech Trends that will reshape Media & Entertainment in 2021

Trigent

revenue that was generated in 2018. in 2023 with eSports being touted as the future of sports. Currently, Asia and North America are the largest eSports markets and with greater adoption of AR/VR, this segment too will see fresh developments. Adoption was less and the price of AR/VR devices was pretty high.

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Friday Fun: 2018 Holiday Tech Gift Guide

Samanage

Oculus Go Standalone VR Headset. A triple threat and perfect for the friend that wants to experience live sports or their favorite tv show in a new way. Especially if they need to make those food dreams a reality on a time crunch! This headset is portable, easy to use, and has built-in audio. The Parrot Mambo Fly.

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A reading list from the Capgemini Research Institute – Issue 2

Capgemini

From 72% in 2018 to 87% in 2019. Tech in Sports , Capgemini Research Institute. Emerging technologies, such as AR/ VR or AI, are transforming the fan experience both inside and outside the stadium; and driving overall fan engagement. The Global AI Agenda , MIT Technology Review. AI deployment is on the rise.