Sports industry gears up for virtual reality revolution
...the two-day Leaders Sport Business Summit at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium.
Ludden said that virtual and augmented reality—together known as mixed reality (MR)—would transform sport for professionals, amateurs and spectators.
Canadian company D-BOX Technologies, which designs and manufactures moving seats found in cinemas and theme parks, is now moving into sports, showing off their Formula One simulator at the London event.
Augmented stadiums
The technology can be adapted to help train athletes in other sit-down sports such as rowing, and Maheu said she had received interest from members of the horse-racing industry.
Telemetric sensors could also be placed on sports fields, balls and on players to remotely recreate the visceral reality of NFL, football or baseball, or even enhance reality.
The seats currently cost $10,000 each, putting them out of the reach of the armchair fan.
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