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Superhuman sports --- a testing ground for augmenting our senses

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This article reviews recent developments in superhuman sports with regard to extending the human body and augmenting the playing field, and gives an outlook on future research directions.

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        cover image XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students
        XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students  Volume 25, Issue 4
        Computer Science and Sports
        Summer 2019
        62 pages
        ISSN:1528-4972
        EISSN:1528-4980
        DOI:10.1145/3344809
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