Virtual reality training in Olympic sports: Promises and pitfalls
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Olympics / Olympic Games Paris / paris / european championship / football / uefa / em / Germany / virtual reality / training / Olympic athletes / performance / review
Virtual reality training in Olympic sports: Promises and pitfalls
The advent of virtual reality technology provides Olympic athletes and coaches with manifold new possibilities for training and competition preparation. Although promising and increasingly backed up by scientific research, it is important to be aware of the limitations and potential pitfalls of applying this new technology to the sports domain. / more
Welcome to the Matrix! Opportunities and Risks of the Virtual World
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virtual reality / VR
Welcome to the Matrix! Opportunities and Risks of the Virtual World
It's been almost 20 years since Neo, "The One", booted up to fight the machines in the global smash hit The Matrix. Once painted as a dark and foreboding frontier, virtual reality now enables and encourages our full emersion. Is this field really as threatening as the film, or can people use it for their own psychological fulfilment as easily as Neo is able to download and learn Kung-Fu? These pressing questions... / more