How effective are VEs for sports training? Have they achieved good fidelity? Can they induce competitive anxiety? Does augmentation help performance? Do they show evidence of transfer of training?

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Distance Perception in Real and Virtual Environments

A comparison of the upper limb movement kinematics utilized by children playing virtual and real table tennis

Comparison of grasping movements made by healthy subjects in a 3-dimensional immersive virtual versus physical environment

Feasibility of Training Athletes for High-Pressure Situations Using Virtual Reality

Virtual Visualization: Preparation for the Olympic Games Long-Track Speed Skating

Effect of virtual reality exposure and aural stimuli on eye contact, directional focus, and focus of attention of novice wind band conductors

Augmented feedback presented in a virtual environment accelerates learning of a difficult motor task.

Transfer of skill from a virtual reality trainer to real juggling

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