A vision for XR immersion in Cricket Experience and Training

The authors’ research covers several fields across computing, human-computer interaction (HCI), creative technologies, game development, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), one of the high priority projects is outlined in this document. This project focuses on measuring an extended reality (XR) game’s immersion and its potential in serious games (games beyond entertainment purpose). For example, a cricket entertainment game can be played in a living room by holding the motion controllers. Whereas a traditional cricket game must be played in an academy inside the nets by holding the real cricket bat which is motion tracked with maximum level of accuracy of a shot being played to award score or simulate the outcome of the action. Extended reality applications are predominantly made for the entertainment gamification purpose. However, there are potential to be used for a serious purpose due to its immersion with the advanced interactions in these technologies because of the involvement of the motion in the Gamification. Hence, this vision paper discusses the authors’ vision for three upcoming years into researching XR aids for cricket experiences.