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Advancements in Assistive Technologies (ATs) have significantly improved the qualityof life and autonomy for people with intellectual disabilities and autistic individuals, enhancingeducation, social interaction, employment, and mental health. Nevertheless, several barriers stillemerge in the daily implementation of such technologies, highlighting...
The emergence of the metaverse, driven by advancements in transformative technologies, is expected to profoundly
influence how individuals interact in the future, potentially disrupting entire business sectors and society
at large. Professional football clubs (PFCs) have already initiated explorative forays into the metaverse. Therefore,
we examine...
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR), and the associated evolving social behavior could likely catalyze a remarkable transformation in the consumption of top-tier sports. Nonetheless, existing research efforts have neglected to explore whether and how the sports management practice might nee...
In this chapter, the authors provide a snapshot of the opportunities, challenges, and development of the sportstech industry and propose a sportstech taxonomy comprised of the definition of sportstech and the SportsTech Matrix. Their goal is to provide a common understanding and a useful tool for researchers and practitioners alike. In so doing, th...
Schmidt, Beiderbeck, and von der Gracht start with a pair of intriguing questions: Is it possible to predict the future of sports in this digital age? And, if so, what scientific methods can be used to forecast the impact of technology on the field? To answer, they first weigh the benefits and drawbacks of popular quantitative and qualitative forec...
This chapter highlights the present and projected impact of additive manufacturing technologies on the sports ecosystem. Beiderbeck, Krüger, and Minshall first describe the process- and product-related advantages that derive from additive manufacturing in general. Then, they introduce an additive manufacturing sports application matrix, which serve...
The speed of technological innovation in football has drastically increased in recent years. Therefore, we examine the impact of (digital) technologies on the future of association football up until the year 2026. In this regard, we also take into account diverging socio-economic circumstances in different parts of the world. We use a two-round seq...
Rapid technological progress and digitalization have considerably changed the role of technology in sports in the past two decades. As the human limits of performance have been reached in many disciplines, reaching future limits will increasingly depend on technology. While this represents progress in how athletes train and compete, similar develop...
Delphi is a scientific method to organize and structure an expert discussion aiming to generate insights on controversial topics with limited information. The technique has seen a rise in publication frequency in various disciplines, especially over the past decades. In April 2021, the term Delphi method yielded 28,200 search hits in Google Scholar...
COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on the world's society and economy. This also applies to European football; the continent's largest professional sports ecosystem has millions of employees in football-related jobs and even more people emotionally attached to the sport. To account for stakeholders' unprecedented level of uncertainty regarding re...
Die Sportbranche verzeichnete in den vergangenen Jahren rasante Wachs-tumszahlen und setzt dieses Tempo auch weiterhin fort. Begleitet wird diese Entwicklung von einem eindrucksvollen Reife-und Professionalisierungsprozess, wobei insbesondere Technologie eine entscheidende Rolle spielt. In der jüngeren Vergangenheit hat der Begriff Sportstech-das A...
In this chapter, the authors provide a snapshot of the opportunities, challenges, and development of the sportstech industry and propose a sportstech taxonomy comprised of the definition of sportstech and the SportsTech Matrix. Their goal is to provide a common understanding and a useful tool for researchers and practitioners alike. In so doing, th...
This chapter highlights the present and projected impact of additive manufacturing technologies on the sports ecosystem. Beiderbeck, Krüger, and Minshall first describe the process- and product-related advantages that derive from additive manufacturing in general. Then, they introduce an additive manufacturing sports application matrix, which serve...