A group of college baseball players were exposed to a special video game that acted as vision training to improve not only their sight, but their overall game. The vision training game is comprised of targets in the form of fuzzy, striped blobs that players have to click in order to make them disappear in a cloud.
By playing the vision training video game, the baseball players were able to improve their sight by 31%. Aaron Seitz, a neuroscientist at the University of California, Riverside, who led the research, notes, "What we found is they had fewer strikeouts, they were able to create more runs." Although tested in the sports industry, the vision training app could easily be used by the general public.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Vision Training Video Games
- Video games that serve as vision training tools to improve overall performance in sports and other industries.
- Neuroscience-based Training
- Incorporating neuroscience-based training methods can lead to improved performance in a variety of industries, especially sports.
- Digital Fitness Tools
- Technology, such as digital games, can be used as fitness tools to improve performance and enhance specific skills.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Sports
- The sports industry can benefit from incorporating neuroscience-based training methods, such as vision training video games.
- Technology
- There is potential for developers to create and market digital fitness tools that incorporate neuroscience-based training methods for better performance.
- Education
- Educational institutions can use technology-based training tools to help students of all ages enhance their skills and improve academic performance.
