The Ted Talk

In Chris Kluwe’s Ted talk “How AR Will Change Sports... and Build Empathy” Kluwe talks about how augmented reality can change the world. He tells the audience how it can give a better experience to fans. This would be a good way to give the audience the perspective of the player. It would be like a GoPro but it would stream the feed right to the fan and the fan would get a very personal view as to what was going on. Not only that but it could enhance the fan’s experience in another way. If they are not going to view the game from the player’s point of view the game will be enhanced. On the plastic visor on the helmet plays will show up. Players will not have missed assignments and also coaches will not be punished because the players won’t mess up. The quarterback can get alerts from the visor about blitzes coming from backs and

On November 6th, 1869 the young American sport called football was born. In 1903, the addition of the football helmet was introduced; however, the helmet was not mandatory for all players until 1943 (“History of the”). Since the mandatory protocol for the use of helmets, the football helmet has advanced in safety. The helmet evolved from a plastic shell-shaped helmet to a more protective rounded plastic helmet with a face mask and chin strap. After those improvements, the modifications for safety increased. Today, professional football players have impact indicators on their chin straps to identify head injuries. As players have gotten bigger and stronger, head injury awareness is a major part of player’s safety and if they are not aware, it often results in a concussion. Many players and viewers of the game do not know how concussions occur, what the effects are, and how engineers and associations try to prevent the occurrence.

Lately when it comes to football one of the worst words to come to mind is concussion. Recent research and testimonies from former NFL stars has exposed the true severity of concussions, in both present time and years down the road. Despite a slight rise in concussions during the NFL’s 2015 season, the total number of concussion in the 2012 season compared to the 2014 season had dropped nearly 25%. This was due to the advancement in both helmet and shoulder pad equipment. Throughout recent years the NFL has been working the United States military to combine efforts and technology in order to better the safety of football attire. According to National Geographic, the NFL and the military have worked together to discover what material

In the TED talk entitled "How Augmented Reality Will Change Sports And Build Empathy," speaker Chris Kluwe discusses the immense possibilities of new technology. He explains how augmented reality will significantly impact the NFL (National Football League) because it will allow people to understand what it is like to be a football player. He states, “With Google Glass, we can put that underneath a helmet, and we can get a sense of what it's like to be running down the field at 100 miles an hour, your blood pounding in your ears.” (Kluwe 0:52). Here, Kluwe is describing how people would truly be able to experience a football game with augmented reality. They would be able to understand the feeling of adrenaline that players feel out on the

One of the biggest improvements is the cutout in the front of the helmet, called a cantilever. This little cutout is used to reduce the pressure of a big hit by diverting the pressure away from the head. A small adjustment that was made was developing a new facemask. This new facemask is lighter and more flexible to divert the blows away from the face. Also this new facemask is easier to remove in the case of a traumatic blow to the head and taking the helmet off is too risky for the players health. The biggest innovation of these new helmets is the addition of the InSite system. This high tech system alerts the team's training staff if a player sustained a hard hit and may need assistance. This is a huge innovation because trainers and coaches can’t trust a player to take themselves out of a game. Their egos are too high to show any kind of weakness like that. With this new technology, it forces the player to be removed from the game and get a check up on his health. With all this new technology, however, there comes a cost. These helmets cost $150 dollars a unit. For the NFL that really isn’t an issue, but for small high school teams and low income college programs, it is tough to find the funds to purchase everyone one of these helmets. So even though this new technology is out there, it doesn't affect everyone who plays football

As it pertains to incorporating new technology on the field of play, I believe various types of sports can implement technology to improve the overall efficiency of the game. Fans would be engaged more if the game did not have as much stoppage as they currently do now. Increased level of technology will also help limit the amount scrutiny at the end of games with can alter playoff chances and seeding. New technology like motion sensors inside of balls or 3D effects in the field of play would definitely improve the fan experience and us as fans would get our money and time worth. Technology, in general, improves collaboration and communication and is an exciting way to bring engagement to all

After watching the Ted Talk video, I do agree with Hanauer and that inequality within the U.S and the triple down theory will only result in a economic decrease for all. What I found convincing was the overcasting theme of not status nor wealth but, the healthy competition for all classes and genders. This statement is logical and yet, fair, his example was that raising the minimum wage is one way to prevent the trickle theory and the decrease of economic growth. Simply, because rising the minimum wages benefits everyone and sets the foundation for a more equal ideology of economic balance pertaining to the United States.

In this TED Talk by Robert Sapolsky, a neurobiologist, Sapolsky describes his outlook on humans and what makes up unique and not unique. His outlook stems from in depth studies that he has performed on baboons. Humans are primates. He then goes on to describe that what makes us unique has nothing to do with our genes or neurons.

Technology has had a huge impact on society and it can also been seen on football. The effect on the equipment can clearly be seen. Football equipment has evolved since the game has started to help reduce more and more injuries. Helmets are one of the biggest pieces of equipment doctors are trying to improve, due to the increase of amount of concussions. Due to the alarming concussion rate in high school, football, Riddell came out

When it comes to augmented reality, we're looking at something that has found more success in the consumer space when compared to virtual reality. We've seen several applications with AR, along with video game and hardware devices such

“Let’s begin at the end, the scariest thing about death is not dying; it’s suffering” (Ted Talk, 2015). In the Ted Talk documentary entitled “What really matters at the end of life” by Dr BJ Miller, he discusses how both society and the individual views and prepares for death. Death is a phenomenon that happens in everyday life, for many it is unexpected and for others expected. Stage theorist’s states that an individual throughout life transitions through many different developmental stages. These stages might differ depending on the theorists but most research claims these are the following: Infancy, early childhood, play age, school age, adolescence, early adulthood, middle adulthood and late adulthood/old age.

The large majority of the US population (66%) don’t really know what augmented reality. Of those who know about it, less than 5% feel they are an expert on the subject.

Performance profiling is used in many sports and has been found to enhance coach-athlete communication by enabling the coach to understand how the athlete currently feels about their training or performance. This information has been found to assist the coach in the development of training sessions that take into account the athlete’s perspective.

In Martin Seligman’s TED talk, he explains the values of positive psychology’s impact on creating happier lives. In 2000, Martin Seligman created a new field of psychology called Positive Psychology. This field of positive psychology is the study of positive traits and behaviors that can contribute to a positive “happier” life. In Seligman’s TED talk, The New Positive Era of Psychology, he categorizes positive lives into three categories. The Pleasant life, the life of engagement, and the meaningful life. But before he begins his speech, he explains the negative actions taken by psychology when treating people.

Since the technologies are making augmented reality possible it become highly effective than ever by delivering augmented reality meetings to educational settings through mobile phones and computers. Moreover, wireless mobile phones, such as tablet PCs, smartphones and other electronic devices, are progressively leading augmented reality into the mobile arena where applications are developing, especially in training and education (Rhys, et al.).