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    Area of Science:

    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Motor Learning
    • Virtual Reality

    Background:

    • Virtual reality (VR) shows potential for motor skill acquisition.
    • First-person VR observation can hinder long-term motor skill retention by reducing the learner's sense of agency (SoA).

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate virtual co-embodiment as a novel approach to enhance motor skill learning and retention in VR.
    • To evaluate if virtual co-embodiment improves motor skill automation and long-term retention compared to other VR methods.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a virtual co-embodiment system where a virtual avatar's movement is a weighted average of multiple entities.
    • Compared motor skill learning efficiency and retention in a dual-task scenario using virtual co-embodiment with a teacher, first-person VR perspective, and solo VR learning.

    Main Results:

    • Virtual co-embodiment with a teacher significantly improved motor skill learning efficiency.
    • This method demonstrated superior performance compared to learning via a shared first-person perspective or learning alone.

    Conclusions:

    • Virtual co-embodiment is an effective strategy for enhancing motor skill learning and retention in VR.
    • The system's ability to enhance the sense of agency contributes to improved long-term motor skill acquisition.