360° Virtual Reality: A SWOT Analysis in Comparison to Virtual Reality

摘要

With advancement in technology and more interactive nature of the available technology, the useof applied technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) is increasing at exponential rates in bothacademic and applied settings (Düking et al., 2018; Faure et al., 2020). VR is defined as simulationsof a real or imaginary environment, where a participant can both perceive and interact with theenvironment (Craig, 2013). This presents virtual simulations in different formats such as flat orcurved large screen displays, Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) (where participants arein a room surrounded by a screen) and head mounted displays (HMD). Examples of VR include abaseball batting simulator (Gray, 2017) and virtual handball goalkeeper (Vignais et al., 2015) withthe virtual simulation opponents designed using complex motion capture systems. Given the riseof this technology, Düking et al. (2018) recently assessed VR for use in athletes through a SWOTanalysis (i.e., strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) identifying VR as appropriate forcertain sporting areas, but more development of technology is needed to be more realistic.