This doctoral research investigates how extended reality (XR) can support self-directed practice and refinement of full-body motor skills, using Taekwondo as a primary application. It examines how head-mounted displays affect movement, how avatar-based guidance should be positioned during practice, and how multimodal feedback could help learners improve movement precision, timing and consistency. The research is conducted by Michelle Fernando at HICUP Lab, under the supervision of Klen \u010copi\u010d Pucihar, Matja\u017e Kljun and Maheshya Weerasinghe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Where should a guidance avatar appear while a learner steps, turns and moves through a training space? Our prototype explores four anchoring modes: world-anchored dynamic, world-anchored static, torso-anchored and head-anchored. These modes offer different ways to position expert demonstrations and representations of the learner\u2019s own movement. A planned user study will investigate their suitability for movement practice, including guidance visibility, ease of following and user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n