The Potential Usefulness of Virtual Reality Systems for Athletes: A Short SWOT Analysis

Düking, Peter; Holmberg, Hans‐Christer; Sperlich, Billy

doi:10.3389/fphys.2018.00128

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“…Since the introduction of virtual reality (VR), rapid growth and emergence of new technologies has enabled individuals to behave and interact in more immersive environments with relative ease and at relatively low cost (e.g., Occulus Rift and HTC Vive) (Düking, Holmberg, & Sperlich, 2018). In sport, increased accessibility and mobility of VR systems has led to a growing interest in their application to develop athlete performance (Cotterill, 2018).…”

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“…In sport, increased accessibility and mobility of VR systems has led to a growing interest in their application to develop athlete performance (Cotterill, 2018). However, despite the number of sports organisations investing in VR systems, there is currently limited scientific evidence to inform and underpin its application (Neumann et al, 2018;Düking et al, 2018). Most importantly, it is unclear whether VR systems develop skills and expertise beyond the specific practice context in which it is implemented, and how the effectiveness of VR compares to other methods of learning and training.…”

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Effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality designs to enhance athlete development: an ecological dynamics perspective

Stone

Strafford

North

et al. 2018

Mov Sport Sci/Sci Mot

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A rapidly developing area of research is focused on the use of virtual reality (VR) systems to enhance athlete performance in sport. The assumption is that, implementation of such technologies will enhance skill acquisition and expedite athlete development. However, application of such technologies for enriching athlete development and performance preparation needs to be efficiently and effectively used by coaches and athletes to save time, energy and other resources in practice and training. Here, we argue that implementation of VR systems needs to be grounded in theory, with learning designs informed by a clear scientific rationale. We discuss how the full potential of VR systems can be utilised through implementing a theoretical framework, like ecological dynamics, to shape their application. We outline how an ecological dynamics framework can underpin research and applications of VR in athlete development through: (i) individualised training and assessment programmes; (ii) supporting exploration of variable and creative practice environments; (iii) ensuring context-dependent perception and decision making, and actions, where technology permits. An ecological dynamics rationale proposes how VR systems, when carefully implemented, can enrich and enhance learning designs, but can never replace coaching support for learning during physical practice.

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Effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality designs to enhance athlete development: an ecological dynamics perspective

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North

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“…Peer-reviewed studies are needed on the effects of interventions aimed at reducing the risk of ACL injury in male athletes. 103 Neuromuscular-training programs may benefit from the addition of more game-like environments, as increased cognitive load may help transfer proper biomechanical movement patterns to the field [104][105][106] (See Myer et al keynote 22 and MacPherson et al abstract #19). Virtualand mixed-or augmented-reality technologies are likely to advance this area.…”

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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Research Retreat VIII Summary Statement: An Update on Injury Risk Identification and Prevention Across the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Continuum, March 14–16, 2019, Greensboro, NC

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Schmitz

Cameron

et al. 2019

Journal of Athletic Training

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Carolina at Chapel Hill T he Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Research Retreat VIII was held March 14-16, 2019, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The retreat brought together clinicians and researchers to present and discuss research advances in ACL injury risk, outcomes, and prevention. Prior retreats (2001-2012) 1-6 largely focused on advances in primary injury risk-factor identification and prevention (ie, preventing the initial trauma). Despite our improved understanding of ACL injury risk and the success of primary prevention efforts, ACL injuries continue to occur and lead to short-term and long-term consequences that have substantial effects on joint health and quality of life for years to come. To address these additional challenges, the ACL Research Retreat expanded in scope to include secondary ACL injury risk and prevention in 2015 7 and the short-term and long-term sequelae of early-onset osteoarthritis that results from the initial trauma (herein, posttraumatic osteoarthritis or PTOA) in 2019. The ACL Research Retreat VIII therefore considered ACL injury risk and prevention along a continuum that includes primary, secondary, and tertiary risk identification and prevention strategies as described by Palmieri-Smith et al (Table 1). 8 To illustrate this continuum, consider a soccer team comprising 13-year-old girls. We know the ACL injury risk increases dramatically from ages 13 to 16, 9-11 such that girls have a 2 to 4 times greater risk than similarly trained males. 12,13 Thus, our first goal for this age group, especially 970 Volume 54 Number

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“…The current work focusses on the development and application of virtual reality (VR) systems and especially on virtual characters (VCs) used in virtual environments (VEs) in the domain of exercise and research of recreational and high-performance sports. Until now, we identified only four reviews in the context of competitive sports: one short review (Wang, 2012), one review article concerning ball sports in VR (Miles et al, 2012), one review focusing on possibilities to analyze perception-action-coupling in sports using VR (Craig, 2013) and one SWAT analysis about the potential usefulness of VR for athletes (Düking, Holmberg & Sperlich, 2018). So far, no review article focused on VCs in sports although recent research detected that VCs are essential to improve performance in VR (e.g.…”

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Using Several Types of Virtual Characters in Sports - a Literature Survey

Petri

Bandow

Witte

2018

International Journal of Computer Science in Sport

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This article discusses the development and application of virtual environments (VEs) in the domain of exercise as well as research in recreational and high-performance sports. A special focus is put on the use of virtual characters (VCs). For its elaboration, the following criteria parameters were chosen: scene content and the role of the VC, output device, kind of additional feedback, level of expertise of the tested participants, kind of user’s movement (reaction), kind of the visualization of the user’s body, kind of study and kind of evaluation. We explored the role of VCs embodying virtual opponents, teammates, or coaches in sports. We divided these VCs in passive and autonomous characters. Passive VCs are not affected by the user, whereas autonomous VCs adapt autonomously to the user’s movements and positions. We identified 44 sport related VEs, thereof 22 each in the domain of recreational sports and high-performance sports: of the identified 44 VEs, 19 VEs are without VC, 20 VEs with passive VCs, and 5 VEs with autonomous VCs. We categorized studies examining expert athletes in high-performance sports as well as studies analyzing novices, beginners or advanced athletes in recreational sports. Nevertheless, all identified systems are suitable for athletes of recreational and high-performance level

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The Potential Usefulness of Virtual Reality Systems for Athletes: A Short SWOT Analysis

Cited by 79 publications

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Effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality designs to enhance athlete development: an ecological dynamics perspective

Effectiveness and efficiency of virtual reality designs to enhance athlete development: an ecological dynamics perspective

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Research Retreat VIII Summary Statement: An Update on Injury Risk Identification and Prevention Across the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Continuum, March 14–16, 2019, Greensboro, NC

Using Several Types of Virtual Characters in Sports - a Literature Survey

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