When traditional fixed-viewpoint video of an event is rendered, the only viewpoint available for playback is that of the camera that recorded the event. Free-viewpoint video (FVV) attempts to break this restriction by allowing the specification of the viewpoint at the point of rendering rather than the point of recording. This work proposes to apply the techniques of FVV to video recorded at ou...

There is a global shift in hosting international sporting events, and this insisted to have social impacts on the host residents increase their vitality empowerment. From academic perspective, numerous studies revealed of mega-sporting events several contexts. However, research remains scarce area mega-para-sporting events. Therefore, study examines relationship between residents’ perceived imp...

The aim of the study was to investigate the motives for following sporting events and their dependence upon gender and age of spectators. The study was based on a survey of 1727 adult Slovenes. According to the results the most important motives could be classified in the category of Dionysian values. This means that the role of sport in a spectator's life is not that influential; it is much mo...

Every day 645 million Twitter users generate approximately 58 million tweets. This motivates the question if it is possible to generate a summary of events from this rich set of tweets only. Key challenges in post summarization from microblog posts include circumnavigating spam and conversational posts. In this study, we present a novel technique called lexi-temporal clustering (LTC), which ide...

The main field of application of Alpha-Active is in helping individuals to consistently achieve their personal best in challenging situations. These include in sporting events, appearing in front of the public (e.g. in performing arts, speeches, business meetings, etc.,), and in other stressful situations where clear focus and composure are required. In the sports field, this is often known as ...

The aim of present study was comparison of advanced physical fitness profile between Olympic soccer team members of Iran according to playing position. 29 Invited soccer players to the 17th national Olympic soccer team of Iran dispatched to 17th Asian Olympics Games, Incheon 2014 )mean age of 20.39± 2.01 yrs(, divided into five group of goalkeepers, defenders, midfield players, wingers and atta...

The purpose of this chapter is to review the literature on attendance at professional sporting events. In addition, rational addiction models and theories will be surveyed. There is an abundant literature on both of these topics, and each will be discussed based on its relevance to the present research on rational addiction among fans of the National Football League (NFL). First, the chapter wi...