“ASU’s Wells Fargo Arena was filled with sports fans this past Friday, but not to cheer on the Sun Devils’ latest basketball game — or any traditional game for that matter. It was for the latest Emerge festival, which this year explored what sports might look like in the year 2040 — a future where technology and athletics are intertwined.”
– ASU Now
“The three most popular sports of the 1920s were baseball, horse racing and boxing. What will be their equivalents in 2040? Quidditch on hoverboards? Smart balls? Low-G sport on Mars?”
– ASU Now, “Sprinting Into the Future,” by Scott Seckel
Ability360 Heat captain Scott Hogsett (right) is pursued by Obanel Serrano during practice April 18 at Ability360 Sports and Fitness Center in Phoenix.
Scottsdale – April 21, 2016 – ASU Now – Local fashion designer and ASU instructor Angela Johnson poses with her design for the uniform for the future which includes a white panel on the front and back used for projected numbers and sponsor ads in her studio in North Scottsdale Thursday morning on April 21st, 2016. Photo by Deanna Dent/ASU Now
“Future Thinking: ASU Considers How Sports Will Play Out Over The Next 2 Decades”
– KJZZ, by Phil Latzman
“Designers Imagine the Future of Performance-wear with 2040 Sport Event at Arizona State University”
– Fashion and Mash, by Emily Rubin
“The three most popular sports of the 1920s were baseball, horse racing and boxing. What will be their equivalents in 2040? Quidditch on hoverboards? Smart balls? Low-G sport on Mars?”
– ASU Now, “Sprinting Into the Future,” by Scott Seckel
