Tac-Anticipator: Visual Analytics of Anticipation Behaviors in Table Tennis Matches

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2023
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The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Anticipation skill is important for elite racquet sports players. Successful anticipation allows them to predict the actions of the opponent better and take early actions in matches. Existing studies of anticipation behaviors, largely based on the analysis of in-lab behaviors, failed to capture the characteristics of in-situ anticipation behaviors in real matches. This research proposes a data-driven approach for research on anticipation behaviors to gain more accurate and reliable insight into anticipation skills. Collaborating with domain experts in table tennis, we develop a complete solution that includes data collection, the development of a model to evaluate anticipation behaviors, and the design of a visual analytics system called Tac-Anticipator. Our case study reveals the strengths and weaknesses of top table tennis players' anticipation behaviors. In a word, our work enriches the research methods and guidelines for visual analytics of anticipation behaviors.
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CCS Concepts: Human-centered computing -> Visual analytics; Information systems -> Data mining

        
@article{
10.1111:cgf.14825
, journal = {Computer Graphics Forum}, title = {{
Tac-Anticipator: Visual Analytics of Anticipation Behaviors in Table Tennis Matches
}}, author = {
Wang, Jiachen
and
Wu, Yihong
and
Zhang, Xiaolong
and
Zeng, Yixin
and
Zhou, Zheng
and
Zhang, Hui
and
Xie, Xiao
and
Wu, Yingcai
}, year = {
2023
}, publisher = {
The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
}, ISSN = {
1467-8659
}, DOI = {
10.1111/cgf.14825
} }
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