YinzCam
Industry | Mobile app development |
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Founder | Priya Narasimhan[1] |
Headquarters | 6024 Broad Street[2], , US |
Website | www |
YinzCam is an American software company that builds mobile applications, IPTV platforms and augmented-reality experiences. It specializes in creating applications for professional sports organizations.
YinzCam was founded by Priya Narasimhan, a Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.[2] She is a fan of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Pittsburgh Steelers.[2] The company is a spin-off from the university.[4] Narasimhan has incorporated YinzCam into her Sports Technology course at Carnegie Mellon University.[5]
Official mobile apps for professional sports
The first version of YinzCam's sports app was available in 2008 in limited portions of
As of 2018, YinzCam is the developer of the official team apps for professional sports teams in the National Football League (NFL), the Australian Rules Football League (AFL), La Liga (Spain), the National Hockey League (NHL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), Major League Soccer (MLS), as well as for teams in the Canadian Football League (CFL). YinzCam is also the developer of the official league apps for La Liga, National Rugby League (Australia), NBA G League, and the AFL Women's League (Australia). YinzCam also developed official venue apps for the Gillette Stadium, the Barclays Center, the United Center, CenturyLink Field, and other stadiums.
Augmented reality
YinzCam has also worked with professional sports teams to launch unique augmented-reality (AR) experiences, including a virtual pop-a-shot interactive game for basketball fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors. Fans could play against each other on the video board inside these basketball arenas and also earn badges and other achievements for being the top scorer. The Hawthorn Hawks (AFL) also launched an interactive version of this game for footy fans, allowing them to compete against other to score goals. Other AR sports experiences developed by YinzCam include an interactive Hall of Fame for Pittsburgh Steelers fans at Heinz Field.
iBurgh
In July 2009,
In February 2010, YinzCam developed a follow-up program, CityZenMobile, to allow crowd-sourcing of road conditions.[16] It was released amid the February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard that left much of Pittsburgh impassable.[17]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "About YinzCam (R) Inc". YinzCam.
- ^ a b c "Priya Narasimhan, Professor, Carnegie Mellon University". Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Interactive In-Game Technology". YinzCam. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ "The Pittsburgh-India connection has paid off for Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 1, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ^ Price, Karen (December 3, 2009). "Students bring together sports and smarts". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ^ Leonard Kim (October 22, 2008). "Tech toys bring game home - to game-goers". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ Leonard, Kim (August 1, 2010). "Virtual Consol is shooting for 'wow' factor". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ Cronin, Mike (February 28, 2010). "Smartphones rise from gadget to tool of necessity". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ Conte, Andrew (Oct 8, 2010). "Fans impressed by Consol's technology". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ a b "YinzCam launches app for Steelers on smart phones". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 7, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ a b McNulty, Timothy (July 10, 2009). "Pittsburgh tries to move quickly to be tech-friendly". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ a b McNulty, Timothy (August 17, 2009). "Pittsburgh begins receiving problem reports via mobile phones". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ McNulty, Timothy (August 18, 2009). "iBurgh lets you complain to city by cell phone". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ "YinzTech". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 20, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ McNulty, Timothy (January 2, 2010). "iBurgh app takes its place at last on iPhones". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ Cato, Jason (February 16, 2010). "CMU profs, students launch street site CityzenMobile.net". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ "Site offers information on local road conditions". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 12, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2014.