The prevalence of sedentary lifestyles has led to an increase in health issues. A promising approach to promote physical activity is VR exergames, which offer gamified fitness activities. VR exergames benefit from being personalised, e.g. through using ...

This paper investigates the integration of motion capture and virtual reality (VR) technologies in competitive ballroom dancing (slow walz, tango, slow foxtrott, viennese waltz, quickstep), aiming to analyze posture correctness and provide feedback to ...

Recent research has suggested a link between repetitive soccer heading and the increased incidence of neurodegenerative disease in retired players. In response, restrictions have been introduced to limit the amount of soccer heading in training ...

For a large portion of its history, broadcasting has been stagnant when it comes to incorporating new and innovative technologies. However, due to declining viewership and consumer desire for customizable content, augmented reality (AR)...

• Sport broadcasts are adding augmented reality, this study assessed consumer impact.

Driven by the prospective of future education, the new educational concepts brought about by technological progress will promote the diversified development of educational models. Online education based on the Internet is advanced in dealing with crises ...

Correct rider oscillation and position are the basics for a good horseback riding performance. In this paper, we propose a framework for the automatic analysis of athletes behaviour based on cluster analysis. Two groups of athletes (...

• We propose a framework for the automatic analysis of athletes behavior during horseback riding simulator exercises.

Activity and gesture recognition from wearable sensors data can be used for skill assessment in order to gauge the capability of a user at performing a task. As many other problem of automatic classification, gesture recognition relies on annotated ...

In light of recent advances in technology, there has been growing interest in virtual reality (VR) simulations for training purposes in a range of high-performance environments, from sport to nuclear decommissioning. For a VR simulation to elicit ...

Sport activities have been analyzed using an Information Technology measuring system to improve players’ performances in recent years. However, such approaches tend to require expensive systems, and, as a result, most users are professional ...

Extended realities, along with other enabling technologies, can improve the way we perform professional and entertaining activities. This paper describes the possibilities created by future applications in the field of sports. These possibilities emerge ...

Augmented reality (AR) is already part of the lives of thousands of people, in many different sectors. In addition to a change in current business models, the introduction of this technology in sports can greatly implement and improve fan engagement ...

Taiwan is a maritime country. In recent years, due to the open pole of the ocean, outdoor marine leisure sports have been promoted, especially canoeing activities are currently the most popular marine sport in Taiwan. The canoe sport also has ...

• The business competitive intelligence (CI) and sport performance analysis processes are significantly similar.

Sport performance analysts and coaches collect and convert competitor and environmental information for strategic decision making. However, existing studies do not provide a systematic approach for this managerial process. Within the ...

Sport marketers have begun to adopt augmented reality (AR) in an effort to enhance the fan experience. Hence, there is a need to investigate fan perspectives of this new marketing tool. The current study investigated fans' perceptions ...

• Facilitating conditions scores suggest sport fans are primed to access AR activations.

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, with currently over three billion fans. There are various reasons for this success, but a unique feature of soccer stands out: every match has a high level of unpredictability. For ...

The Lactate threshold (LT) has gained special attention in the sport world and is considered one of the potential indicators to evaluate individual performance in different sports. Traditionally, measuring LT requires frequent collection of blood ...

This paper formulates a protocol for prediction of packs, which is a special case of on-line prediction under delayed feedback. Under the prediction of packs protocol, the learner must make a few predictions without seeing the respective outcomes ...

• New training technique for the soccer referees.
• Providing a virtual environment ...

Emerging digital technologies are being used in many ways by and in particular virtual environments provide new opportunities to gain experience on real-world phenomena without having to live the actual real-world experiences. In this ...

Central fatigue related in sport stimuli was studied by Critical Flicker Fusion Threshold (CFFT) to know the influence of exercise on the central nervous system (CNS), but there is a lack of knowledge about the central or peripheral fatigue in endurance ...

Virtual reality (VR) technology is being increasingly used by athletes, coaches, and other sport-related professionals. The present systematic review aimed to document research on the application of VR to sport to better understand the outcomes that ...