All News: virtual reality

NASCAR Chairman Brian France Talks Virtual Reality, Digital Fan Experience

November 17th, 2016 by Mark J. Burns

The following interview with NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France appeared in the November 17, 2016 edition of SportTechie The following interview is part of our ongoing Expert Series that asks C-level professionals, team presidents, league executives, athletic directors and other sports influencers about their latest thoughts and insights on new technologies impacting the sports industry. Name: Brian … Read the Rest »

Here’s Why Sim Racing Is Perfect Application For Virtual Reality

October 17th, 2016 by Pat McAssey

For most people, sim racing is the closest they’ll ever get to hopping inside the cockpit of a race car. But thanks to virtual reality, they might soon get even closer. Thanks to the processing capabilities of modern computers and next-gen gaming consoles, racing sims are more realistic than ever before. Most sims are laser-scanned, which … Read the Rest »

Virtual reality’s driving force

October 4th, 2016 by Martin Robinson at Euro Gamer

How one genre stands above all others in VR’s new frontiers. It is, in purely technical terms, a bit of a shit. The left-hander of Surtees climbs slowly uphill, propelling you into the wilderness of Brands Hatch’s Grand Prix loop where the delightfully named Pilgrim’s Drop and Dingle Dell await. I’ve never really got the … Read the Rest »

On Top of Their Game

September 14th, 2016 by Paul Kelly/IMSA.com

AUSTIN, Texas (Sept. 14, 2016) – Practice in the virtual world made perfect in the real world for Alegra Motorsports teammates Daniel Morad and Michael de Quesada on Wednesday at Circuit of the Americas. Morad and de Quesada never have raced on the challenging 20-turn, 3.4-mile circuit near Austin, Texas, but they turned the quickest … Read the Rest »

NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart is a Big Fan of VR, Too

August 22nd, 2016 by John Gaudiosi

Three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart is doing his final lap in NASCAR. After 18 years of racing, the 45-year-old driver, who also owns Stewart-Haas Racing, has watched technology improve everything from the safety on the track to the way fans can experience the sport. Fox Sports, for example, recently livestreamed the Daytona 500 in … Read the Rest »