VisionCoach: Design and Effectiveness Study on VR Vision Training for Basketball Passing

Area of Science:

• Sports Science
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Motor Learning

Background:

• Effective basketball performance requires advanced visual search and decision-making skills.
• Traditional vision training methods may lack immersive engagement and real-world transferability.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and evaluate an immersive virtual reality (VR) system, VisionCoach, for basketball vision training.
• To compare the effectiveness of VR-based training against a traditional 2D vision training program.

Main Methods:

• Development of the VisionCoach VR system with systematic vision training tasks.
• A 6-week between-subject study involving 14 experienced basketball players.
• Analysis of eye-gazing and dribbling video sequences to assess training effectiveness.

Main Results:

• The VR-VisionCoach system significantly improved players' vision ability, including gaze behavior and dribbling stability.
• Players trained with VR demonstrated superior transfer of learned skills to real-game scenarios compared to those using the 2D VPE program.
• Qualitative feedback indicated positive user experiences with the immersive VR training.

Conclusions:

• Immersive VR training, exemplified by VisionCoach, offers a more effective approach to enhancing basketball players' vision skills.
• VR-based training facilitates better skill acquisition and real-world application compared to conventional 2D methods.