@misc{10498/24586,
year = {2021},
month = {2},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24586},
abstract = {The implementation of virtual reality (VR) opens up a wide range of possibilities for the development of dexterity, speed and precision of movements. The aim of this study was to investigate whether immersive VR training affected the hand-eye coordination and reaction time in students of the state music school. This study implemented a single-group pre-post study design. This study enrolled 14 individuals, submitted to a 15 min training session of the immersive music game "Beat Saber", once a day for 5 consecutive days. The plate-tapping test (PTT) and the ruler-drop test (Ditrich's test) were used to assess the reaction time. Trial-making test (TMT) A and TMT B were used to assess coordination and visual attention. Analysis of the results showed a statistically significant improvement in hand-eye coordination and reaction time of music school students using the TMT-A (p < 0.002), TMT-B (p < 0.001), Ditrich's test for the non-dominant hand (0.025) and PTT (0.0001) after applying a week-long training period in immersive VR. The results obtained in the present study show that the VR system, along with the immersive music game, has the potential to improve hand-eye coordination and reaction time in young musicians, which may lead to the faster mastering of a musical instrument.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {VR},
keywords = {virtual reality},
keywords = {TMT},
keywords = {hand&#8211},
keywords = {eye coordination},
keywords = {reaction time},
keywords = {immersion},
title = {Training Using a Commercial Immersive Virtual Reality System on Hand-Eye Coordination and Reaction Time in Young Musicians: A Pilot Study},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph18031297},
author = {Rutkowski, Sebastian and Adamczyk, Mateusz and Pastuła, Agnieszka and Gos, Edyta and Luque-Moreno, Carlos and Rutkowska, Anna},
}