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Swinging virtual lightsabers and punching improve pattern-based learning in VR tests

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Punching a virtual response box or swinging a virtual lightsaber can dramatically improve learning on certain tasks, according to new research from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science, which challenges long-standing assumptions about how people learn.

Punching a virtual response box or swinging a virtual lightsaber can dramatically improve learning on certain tasks, according to new research from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, which challenges long-standing assumptions about how people learn.

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