這次出來逛街，學習到一個新名詞 - 科技運動，乍看之下，摸不著頭緒，我看了一下，咦！不就是之前我提過的閃動格子嗎？名字不重要，反正概念是一樣的，遊戲是通過玩家跳躍不同顏色的方塊來過關，這類的遊戲在這邊還是屬於小眾，只有求新求變的年輕人才會去玩，我猜，假如再沒有新玩法的話，再過一陣子，這類的店家會有一股倒閉潮。
除此之外，還有AR電子躲避球，玩家需要佩戴AR頭部顯示器和腕帶感應器，即可在遊戲世界中，發射能量球進攻並使用護盾防禦，來場刺激有趣的躲避球比賽，這玩意，我倒是第一次見到，我看場中的小朋友們玩得蠻開心的，雖然外人看來，只看到他們蹦蹦跳跳地跑來跑去，但是，我對AR/VR/MR頭戴式裝置還算小有研究，大概知道發生甚麼狀況，其實就是個虛擬實境遊戲，其實，市面上已經有很多這類虛擬實境遊戲，遊戲體驗的價錢偏高，所以接受度不高。
現場的主題叫做科技運動，指的是科技結合運動衍生出來的產品，運用科技，像是物聯網、虛擬實境、大數據分析等新興科技，提升運動的娛樂性，讓人們可以常常運動，另一個類似的名詞是運動科技，指的是與運動相關的科技產品以及技術服務，例如運動員可在訓練時配戴穿戴式裝置，利用動作捕捉的功能，追蹤並改善運動員的活動表現，球迷透過票務平台更方便取得體育賽事的門票也算是一種運動科技。
由現場來看，對於科技運動關心的人不多，其實我也是第一次見到這個名詞，大多數的人只是看個熱鬧，看完就離開了，兩款科技運動的現場體驗價是兩百九十元台幣，大概是看一場電影的價錢，適合呼朋引伴一起玩，然而，現場體驗的人也不多，雖然廠商很努力地在推廣，不過，看起來推廣的成效不佳啊！
I learned a new term while I was out shopping today—“Innovative Sports”. At first, I had no idea what it meant, but after checking it out, I realized, hey! Isn’t this just like the flashing grid game I mentioned before? The name doesn’t really matter. The concept is pretty much the same. Basically, it’s a game where players jump on different colored tiles to get through levels. These kinds of games are still pretty niche here. Only trend-chasing young people are really into them. Honestly, if no new gameplay ideas come along, I think a wave of closures might hit these kinds of businesses soon.
There was also an AR dodgeball game, where players wear an AR headset and sensor wristbands. In the game world, you can throw energy balls and use shields to block attacks—basically a fun, high-energy dodgeball match. It was my first time seeing something like that, and the kids playing it looked like they were having a blast. To outsiders, it just looked like they were jumping and running around, but since I’ve done a bit of research on AR/VR/MR headsets, I had a general idea of what was happening. It's basically a virtual reality game. These kinds of VR games have been around for a while now, but because the experience is pretty pricey, not many people are into it.
The theme of the event was called “Innovative Sports”, which refers to products created from combining sports with new technologies like IoT, virtual reality, or big data to make exercising more fun and engaging. The idea is to help people stay active more often. There’s another similar term called “sports technology”, which refers to tech products and services related to sports, for example, athletes using wearable devices with motion tracking to improve their performance during training, or fans using ticket platforms to easily buy game tickets. That counts as sports technology too.
From what I saw, not many people really cared about “Innovative Sports”. Honestly, this was the first time I’d heard the term myself. Most people just came to check it out and left after a quick look. It cost NT$290 to try out each of the two experiences about the same as a movie ticket, so it’s more fun if you go with friends. Still, not many people were actually trying it. Even though the companies were doing their best to promote it, it didn’t seem to be catching on very well.
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