Table 1 Feedback from PE teachers about racket fury: table tennis VR app and its potential usefulness in PA and PE
Questions | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Somewhat disagree | Neither agree nor disagree | Somewhat agree | Agree | Strongly agree | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
1. Would you be involved in TT in VR if you had the right hardware and software? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 40 |
2. Would you recommend practicing TT in VR to others? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 15 | 50 |
3. Do you think that practicing Racket Fury is more enjoyable than typical TT training in the real world? | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
4. Do you think practicing TT in VR can have health-enhancing benefits? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 77 |
5. Do you think practicing TT in VR can complement a personâs leisure-time PA? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 73 |
6. Do you think the Racket Fury app could be a useful training tool? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 9 | 30 |
7. Do you think that using the Racket Fury app can help improve the userâs motor skills? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 33 | 15 | 50 |
8. Do you think that using the Racket Fury app can help improve TT technique in beginner players? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 47 |
9. Do you think that using the Racket Fury app can help improve TT technique in intermediate players? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 3 | 10 |
10. Do you think that using the Racket Fury app can help improve TT technique in advanced players? | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 13 |
11. Do you think playing the Racket Fury app in the multiplayer mode could be used in inter-school competitions? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 19 | 63 |
12. In your opinion, could playing AVRGs such as Racket Fury in multiplayer mode (active VR sport) be a beneficial alternative to sedentary e-sports? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 83 |
13. Do you think e-sports should be promoted? | 13 | 43 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14. Do you think active VR sports should be promoted? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 73 |
15. If, as a teacher, you had the right equipment and software for active VR sport, would you use it in PE classes or extra-curricular activities? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 70 |