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dc.contributor.authorNeumann, David L
dc.contributor.authorMoffitt, Robyn L
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Patrick R
dc.contributor.authorLoveday, Kylie
dc.contributor.authorWatling, David P
dc.contributor.authorLombard, Chantal L
dc.contributor.authorAntonova, Simona
dc.contributor.authorTremeer, Michael A
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-10T01:36:28Z
dc.date.available2017-11-10T01:36:28Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1359-4338
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10055-017-0320-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/352207
dc.description.abstractVirtual reality (VR) technology is being increasingly used by athletes, coaches, and other sport-related professionals. The present systematic review aimed to document research on the application of VR to sport to better understand the outcomes that have emerged in this work. Research literature databases were searched, and the results screened to identify articles reporting applications of interactive VR to sport with healthy human participants. Twenty articles were identified and coded to document the study aims, research designs, participant characteristics, sport types, VR technology, measures, and key findings. From the review, it was shown that interactive VR applications have enhanced a range of performance, physiological, and psychological outcomes. The specific effects have been influenced by factors related to the athlete and the VR system, which comprise athlete factors, VR environment factors, task factors, and the non-VR environment factors. Important variables include the presence of others in the virtual environment, competitiveness, task autonomy, immersion, attentional focus, and feedback. The majority of research has been conducted on endurance sports, such as running, cycling, and rowing, and more research is required to examine the use of interactive VR in skill-based sports. Additional directions for future research and reporting standards for researchers are suggested.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer Link
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto16
dc.relation.ispartofjournalVirtual Reality
dc.subject.fieldofresearchArtificial intelligence
dc.subject.fieldofresearchGeomatic engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive and computational psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchGraphics, augmented reality and games
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4602
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4013
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5204
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4607
dc.titleA systematic review of the application of interactive virtual reality to sport
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.rights.copyright© 2017 Springer-Verlag. This is an electronic version of an article published in Virtual Reality, pp 1–16, 2017. Virtual Reality is available online at: http://link.springer.com/ with the open URL of your article.
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gro.griffith.authorNeumann, David L.


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