APTURE APPAREL
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Date
2021-06
Authors
Conduff, Carly
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Every year, whether it be a national championship, world cup, world series or Olympic games
athletes seem to break the boundaries of what was thought was physically possible. While this
can be partially attributed to athlete mindset, there is a huge role that technology advancements
in training regimen plays. Aspirations of athlete optimization has been driving the field of
biomechanics and methods of training for decades. One critical industry to watch in this space is
motion capture. As technology increases, the accuracy follows, as does the price point to achieve
this. Budget motion capture apps have arisen, but leave require manual post processing, or have
high levels of inaccuracies. There has been very little explored in the area of apparel aiding in the
function of the technology, rather than an accessory to it. The intent of Apture Apparel to create
functional, aesthetic athlete sports product that seamlessly integrates into the accuracy of
accessible motion capture as well as creating heightened body awareness to offer positional
feedback to young athletes.
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71 pages