The High Tech Olympics
I hope that you have been watching this year’s Winter Olympics. Of course, the athletes and sports are amazing. What has struck me most, though, has been the amazing leap in information technology exploitation that I have witnessed. These Olympics are simply super high tech!
There are many examples of ways in which this year’s games are better from a tech perspective:
- TV Coverage. The angles, moving cameras, High Definition, and multiple camera shots are simply stunning this year.
- Info-graphics. I have no idea where they found the time or expertise, but it seems to me that this year’s games have gotten the same stats and graphics treatments as I am used to for the Super Bowl or World Series. Event the most obscure sports have full color overlays!
- Mobile Integration. The iPhone application for these games is amazing. It shows schedules, scores, medal counts, news stories, videos, and even can cheer for you!
- Timing Tech. As the sports get faster and more competitive, the margins of victory have shrunk to hundreds of seconds in many obscure events. Also, the photo-finish has been standard at the winter games. Watch them… they are providing split times and increments on individual competitors at dozens of points on the courses in real time!
- Opening Ceremonies. Wow! If you missed seeing the 72 still projectors and thirty something video projectors on the football sized screen with 2D and 3D integration with real-life actors and cast, then you missed the technology tour de force of the year! Go find it on YouTube now!
You don’t have to take my word for it, though. Here are other stories about the tech at the Olympics that I recommend:
- Daily Toreador – Today’s technology makes Winter Olympics exciting.
- Answer.com – How will technology affect the Olympics?
- Olympic iPhone Apps
- Official Olympics Site – Information
What tech have you observed in this year’s Olympic games? Do you agree with my assessment? Please share in the comments.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for February 17, 2010 by Scott Coughlin.
Image Credit: MeteoWorld
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