RT journal article
T1 Training Using a Commercial Immersive Virtual Reality System on Hand-Eye Coordination and Reaction Time in Young Musicians: A Pilot Study
A1 Rutkowski, Sebastian
A1 Adamczyk, Mateusz
A1 Pastuła, Agnieszka
A1 Gos, Edyta
A1 Luque-Moreno, Carlos
A1 Rutkowska, Anna
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 VR
K1 virtual reality
K1 TMT
K1 hand&#8211
K1 eye coordination
K1 reaction time
K1 immersion
AB 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.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2021
FD 2021-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24586
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/24586
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026