Effects of Immersive Virtual Reality Traning on an Eye-hand Coordination and Time Reaction

The Opole University of Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coordination Impairment; Virtual Reality

Treatments: Device: VR-training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04662983

OpoleUofTech3

Details and patient eligibility

About

Virtual reality (VR) is a three-dimensional image, which is created by means of computer programs. In most educational communities VR has been used as an opportunity to support many students. VR allows the user to observe the world generated for their own needs as the real world and experience impressions that are not available in real life. It was decided to examine how immersive VR-game will affect the eye-hand coordination on music school students. The experimental group received a five-day training sessions using immersive VR game "Beat Saber", while control group was inactive comparator.

Full description

Eye-hand coordination can be defined as the ability to perform activities that require the simultaneous use of eyes and hands. Eye-hand coordination supports our daily activities, interactions with objects and people, and is critical to understanding how the brain creates internal models of the space and generates movement within it (2). The eye-hand coordination represents the integration of visual information, perceptual stimuli and motor decisions in order to perform a specific task. Along with the development of technology, opportunities for stimulation of eye-hand coordination with the use of technical novelties have appeared. Virtual reality (VR) is a three-dimensional image, which is created by means of computer programs. It has become one of the technologies that offer many possibilities of application and use of its various aspects that can bring great benefits in the real world. In most educational communities VR has been used as an opportunity to support many students. VR allows the user to observe the world generated for their own needs as the real world and experience impressions that are not available in real life. It can be assumed that VR can help trainers or teachers, especially music teachers, by interacting through movement, realization and graphic images, to develop and shape skills such as eye to hand coordination. The use of virtual reality gives a wide range of possibilities for training, so it was decided to examine how it will affect the coordination of the eye-hand response in music school students.

The aim of the research was to evaluate the eye-hand coordination of music school students undergoing training sessions in the musical game "Beat Saber" conducted in immersive virtual reality.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 24 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• acceptance to participate in the research,
• age 14-24

Exclusion criteria

• diagnosed neurological diseases,
• fear of restricted vision or putting on goggles,
• diagnosed musculoskeletal diseases,
• injuries to the musculoskeletal system,
• regular sports activities during the week.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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14 participants in 1 patient group

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The participants were subjected to a 15-minute training session, once a day for 5 consecutive days. HTC VIVE Pro (HTC Corporation, New Taipei, Taiwan) goggles and accessories were used. It is specialized equipment consisting of a high-resolution screen goggles and headphones, using an Intel WiGig Wireless connection, and the technology allows for free 360 degrees of movement. The interaction in virtual reality is performed using two controllers held by the player. The movement of the controllers and goggles is tracked by two sensors. The game area covered about 5m2, in the form of a rectangle, determined by the location of motion sensors, as recommended by the manufacturer. The participant received visual information when approaching the boundaries of the game field. A Beat Saber music game was used to conduct training sessions.

Treatment:

Device: VR-training