21st century sports

how technologies will change sports in the digital age

Buch | Hardcover

XXI, 376 Seiten

2024 | 2., aktualisierte Auflage
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-38980-1 (ISBN)

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lt;p>Discover the exciting future of sports in the digital age with "21st Century Sports: How Technologies Will Change Sports in the Digital Age." This thought-provoking book, now in its second edition, delves into the transformative power of technology on the world of sports within the next five to ten years and beyond. Written by esteemed academics from prestigious institutions like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Queensland University of Technology, and the University of Cambridge, alongside seasoned practitioners with extensive technological expertise, this collection of essays offers profound insights. Through their comprehensive analysis, the authors explore the profound impacts of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, blockchain, web3 and robotics on sports.

Uncover how these technologies will revolutionize not only the nature of sports itself but also consumer behavior and existing business models. Athletes, entrepreneurs, and innovators working in the sports and other industries will find invaluable guidance to identify trendsetting technologies, gain deeper insights into their implications, and stay ahead of the competition, both on and off the field. In this new edition, a special focus is given to technology convergence, featuring chapters on the future of fandom, sports in the third connected age and in new digital worlds like the Metaverse. This book is your gateway to the dynamic world where technology and sports intersect, offering a compelling vision of what lies ahead.

lt;b>Sascha L. Schmidt is a Professor of Sports and Management at the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Dusseldorf, Germany, an affiliate of the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard, and a Member of the Digital Initiative at Harvard Business School. He serves as Director of the WHU Center for Sports and Management and as Academic Director of the SPOAC-Sports Business Academy by WHU. His research and writings focus on growth and diversification strategies as well as future preparedness in professional sports.

Part I. Introduction.- Chapter 1. How technologies impact sports in the digital age (Sascha L. Schmidt).- Chapter 2. Taxonomy of Sports Tech (Nicolas Frevel).- Chapter 3. How Thesis Driven Innovation Radars could benefit the sports industry (Sanjay Sarma).- Chapter 4. How to predict the future of sports (Sascha L. Schmidt).- Part II. Physical technologies.- Chapter 5. Robotics, automation, and the future of sports (Josh Siegel).- Chapter 6. Robotics and AI: How technology may change the way we shape our bodies and what this does to the mind (Frank Kirchner).- Chapter 7. The reach of sports technologies (Martin U. Schlegel).- Chapter 8. The current state and future of regenerative sports medicine (Dietmar W. Hutmacher).- Part III. Information processing technologies.- Chapter 9. Big data, Artificial Intelligence, and quantum computing in sports (Benno Torgler).- Chapter 10. The data revolution: Cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning in the future of sports (Christina Chase).- Chapter 11. The rise of emotion AI: Decoding flow experiences in sports (Michael Bartl).- Chapter 12. Blockchain: From fintech to the future of sport (Sandy Khaund).- Chapter 13. Blockchain, sport, and navigating the sportstech dilemma (Martin Carlsson-Wall).- Chapter 14. Blockchain innovation in sports economies (Jason Potts).- Part IV. Human interaction technologies.- Chapter 15. Strategies to reimagine the stadium experience (Ben Shields).- Chapter 16. Virtual reality and sports: The rise of mixed, augmented, immersive, and esports experiences (Andy Miah).- Chapter 17. How technologies might change the European football spectators' role in the digital age (Dominik Schreyer).- Chapter 18. Video games, technology, and sport: The future is interactive, immersive, and adaptive (Johanna Pirker).- Part V. Technology convergence.- Chapter 19. Sports in the third connected age (Rishad Tobaccowala).- Chapter 20. Navigating the web3 landscape: a forward-looking perspective on the future of sports business for athletes, consumers, and management (Amir Raveh).- Chapter 21. Imagining the future of fandom (Shelly Palmer).- Part VI. Outlook.- Chapter 22. Impossible sports (Brian Subirana).- Chapter 23. Beyond 2030: What sports will look like for the athletes, consumers and managers (Sascha L. Schmidt)

Erscheinungsdatum	04.01.2024
Reihe/Serie	Future of Business and Finance
Zusatzinfo	Illustrationen
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	712 g
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management
Schlagworte	Artificial intelligence in sports • Bioengineering and sports • Business concepts in sports • Digitalization and sports • Digital transformation in sports • Innovation management in sports • internet of things • Machine learning and sports • metaverse • Robotics in sports • sport analytics • Sport Management • Sports business • Technological change in sports
ISBN-10	3-031-38980-8 / 3031389808
ISBN-13	978-3-031-38980-1 / 9783031389801
Zustand	Neuware