VR training and imagery training in esports

Lindsay Ross-Stewart; Russell Lee

doi:10.1515/jirspa-2023-0003

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VR training and imagery training in esports

Lindsay Ross-Stewart and Russell Lee

Published/Copyright: March 13, 2023

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From the journal Journal of Imagery Research in Sport and Physical Activity Volume 18 Issue s1

Abstract

This article focused on the recent interest in VR in sport and how this technology can and can not help Esport athletes. Summarizing that VR is likely not a tool needed in esports, the authors highlight ways that Esport athletes can incorporate imagery into their first-person perspective gaming film review in a way that increased their psychological skills and performance.

Keywords: esport; imagery; virtual reality

Corresponding author: Lindsay Ross-Stewart, Applied Health, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville 62026-1001, PO Box 1126, IL, USA, E-mail: lrossst@siue.edu

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Received: 2023-01-16

Accepted: 2023-02-15

Published Online: 2023-03-13

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esport; imagery; virtual reality