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AUGMENTED REALITY - Helios Vision System

A promotional video and product turn around for the Nike Helios System that uses augmented reality with Google Smart Glasses to enhance an athlete's experience by transforming sport into game.
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Visual Illusions Improve Sports Performance

Visual Illusions Improve Sports Performance | Science News | Scoop.it

With the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament set to begin, college basketball fans around the United States are in the throes of March Madness. Anyone who has seen a game knows that the fans are like extra players on the court, and this is especially true during critical free throws. Fans of the opposing team will wave anything they can, from giant inflatable noodles to big heads, to make it difficult for players to focus on the basket.
But one way a player might be able to improve his chances at making that free throw is by tricking himself into thinking the basket is bigger than it really is. That’s the surprising conclusion of a study forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

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This Is Your Brain On Sports

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Clearly, the problem is larger than A-Rod or Mark McGwire or Bill Romanowski. Athletes may be paid millions, but implicit in the bargain is that ownership of their bodies is no longer entirely theirs. For them, winning is not just a financial imperative, it’s a national fixation. "Sports crazy America... is riveted by this," Mo Rocca told Big Think. "There's a lot of anxiety about the disappearance of heroes. This has been a very bad decade for institutions, and for the heroes that sit on top of them."


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Ouch! podcast: Is a disabled cyborg the future of elite sport ...

Ouch! podcast: Is a disabled cyborg the future of elite sport ... | Science News | Scoop.it

She became very interested in genetic and bio-engineering of humans as a species – even the idea of a 'cyborg'. In this guest post for Ouch!, Kaite O'Reilly looks at how this emerging science could influence the possible ...


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The Psychology Of Social Sports Fans: What Makes Them So Crazy? — Take Your Sports Career To The Next Level | Sports Networker Is The #1 Sports Business Resource Online

The Psychology Of Social Sports Fans: What Makes Them So Crazy? — Take Your Sports Career To The Next Level | Sports Networker Is The #1 Sports Business Resource Online | Science News | Scoop.it
Have you ever wondered what makes sports fans so crazy? Find out how the psychology of what it means to be a sports fan.
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God and Sports: Does Tebow Have a Prayer Against Brady?

God and Sports: Does Tebow Have a Prayer Against Brady? | Science News | Scoop.it

Whether or not you believe in divine intervention in sports — and a recent survey suggests that about 40 percent of Americans do — prayer may help athletes like football player Tim Tebow win on game day.

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