J 2024

Training using a commercial immersive virtual reality system on hand-eye coordination and reaction time in students: a randomized controlled trial

RUTKOWSKI, Sebastian, Aleksandra JAKOBCZYK, Kacper ABRAHAMEK, Aleksandra NOWAKOWSKA, Magdalena NOWAK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Training using a commercial immersive virtual reality system on hand-eye coordination and reaction time in students: a randomized controlled trial

Authors

RUTKOWSKI, Sebastian, Aleksandra JAKOBCZYK, Kacper ABRAHAMEK, Aleksandra NOWAKOWSKA, Magdalena NOWAK, David LISKA, Ladislav BAŤALÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Vera COLOMBO and Marco SACCO

Edition

Virtual Reality, LONDON, Springer-Verlag, 2024, 1359-4338

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.200 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

001135265600004

Keywords in English

Virtual reality; Beat Saber; Hand-eye coordination; Reaction time; Immersion

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 25/1/2024 09:20, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

The implementation of VR games opens up a wide range of opportunities for the development of dexterity, speed and precision of movements among various professional groups. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a commercial immersive VR music game on hand-eye coordination and reaction time speed in students. This study enrolled 32 individuals, randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. The intervention consisted of a 15-min training session of the immersive music game "Beat Saber", once a day for 5 consecutive days. The primary outcomes included reaction time measurements: the plate tapping test and the ruler-drop test (Ditrich's test), trial making test (TMT) A and TMT B to assess coordination and visual attention, likewise VR sickness assessment by Virtual Reality Sickness Questionnaire (VRSQ). The secondary outcome included an energy expenditure assessment (SenseWear Armband). The data analysis revealed a statistically significant improvement in hand-eye coordination in the experimental group, with no improvement in the control group. The results were similar in measurements of reaction time. Analysis of the VRSQ questionnaire results showed a statistically significant reduction in oculomotor domain symptoms and total score during successive training days. The immersive VR music game has the potential to improve reaction time and hand-eye coordination in students.