R&A Partner NTT Data Builds St Andrews Old Course ‘ShotView’ Digital Twin For The 150th Open

NTT DATA, an Official Patron and IT Provider, leveraged The 150th Open at St Andrews via a suite of data led technology offerings to enhance the fan experience spearheaded by a new viewing experience based around an Old Course digital twin-supported initiative called ‘ShotView’ which enables fans to monitor every shot/player/hole/round in real-time via a… Continue reading R&A Partner NTT Data Builds St Andrews Old Course ‘ShotView’ Digital Twin For The 150th Open

US Open AR – Deloitte & US Open / USGA

Developed in response to the 2020 US Open being played late in September at Winged Foot (NY) without any fans due to Covid-19 restrictions, USGA partner Deloitte teams across the globe collaborated to build an engaging, immersive AR app enabling the world’s golf fans to experience all 18 holes in near real-time 3D.   Territory:… Continue reading US Open AR – Deloitte & US Open / USGA

IBM’s Online Wimbledon #MakeTheTeam Game Aims To Make Data Entry Fun

IBM, Wimbledon’s long term data partner, has launched an online game – #MakeTheTeam – to enable fans to test their own ability to capture data points and thus to try and make ‘data entry’ fun.   #MakeTheTeam (see http://www.maketheteam.co.uk/) is a consumer-facing gaming strand of IBM’s wider, data-led Wimbledon partnership activation. It was developed in… Continue reading IBM’s Online Wimbledon #MakeTheTeam Game Aims To Make Data Entry Fun

IBM’s US Open Tennis Data Creates ‘Sessions’ Music

During the US Open, James Murphy, the former frontman of electronic dance-punk band LCD Soundsystem, teamed up with IBM for a special ‘US Open Sessions’ music/data project.   The initiative took IBM data from the tennis tournament and transformed this into electro tunes.   This innovative approach to Open orchestration, saw the musician work with… Continue reading IBM’s US Open Tennis Data Creates ‘Sessions’ Music

Castrol’s WC #Footkhana Is The Most Shared Viral Ever

What happens when samba-skilled soccer superstar Neymar challenges tyre-shredding driving ace Ken Block?   Castrol Footkhana – that’s what!   Late April saw Castrol move up a gear, literally, in its Brazil 2014 activation   Castrol, an Official Sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, brought together the football striker and the Gymkhana rally racing… Continue reading Castrol’s WC #Footkhana Is The Most Shared Viral Ever

Accenture’s 6 Nations App Is Tech & Analytics Showcase

Accenture has rolled out its latest version of the official 6 Nations mobile app with a focus on providing improved audience participation and interaction.   Accenture’s 6 Nations activation continues to focus on delivering tech-driven enhancements that place digital fan engagement at the core of the tournament and the latest mobile app, which now includes… Continue reading Accenture’s 6 Nations App Is Tech & Analytics Showcase

SAP’s RFID Social Fan ‘Jam Bands’ At NBA All-Star Game

February in basketball means both the main launch window for new sneakers and the NBA All-Star Weekend and 2014 sees in innovative interactive boost to the event’s annual ‘NBA Jam Session’ in the form of radio-frequency identification (RFID) bracelets.   All basketball fans attending the 2014 NBA Jam Session will receive their very own ‘NBA Jam… Continue reading SAP’s RFID Social Fan ‘Jam Bands’ At NBA All-Star Game

Nike’s Fuelband Tracking Initiative Opens 2012 Ambush

  Exercise gadgetry seems to be all the rage this season, with products like the Jawbone UP and MotoACTV entering the marketplace hot on the heels of adidas miCoach and its F50 Speed Cell tracking systems.   Nike, one of the trend setters in this space with its revolutionary Nike + initiative, is determined not… Continue reading Nike’s Fuelband Tracking Initiative Opens 2012 Ambush