A facial-recognition app developed for a Japanese university student competition that can immediately access athlete profiles has caught the attention of Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic Committee.
Eisuke Sugitani, 20 and a junior at Doshisha University in Kyoto, developed the idea that would allow users to direct their smartphones at the television and receive biographical information back. According to the Jiji Press, Sugitani’s concept was designed to help Japanese sports fans to learn more about international athletes. When Olympians or Paralympians are not identified by name in a competition, Internet searches to find out more about them can be difficult.