Uhittm Virtual V1.2 User Guide

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uHITTM Virtual v1.2 User Guide / deCervo / 560 Broadway / New York / NY / 10012 April 4, 2017 Contents 1 Quick Instructions for 15-minute uHITTM Session 3 2 Connect your uHITTM Virtual Controller 4 3 Enable uHITTM Virtual Controller on your PC 5 4 Connect PC to Projector or TV 8 5 Opening the application 11 6 The Login Screen 11 7 Fast User Switching (New in v1.2) 11 8 Creating New Accounts 11 9 Main Menu 13 10 Settings Page 14 10.1 General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 10.2 Game Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 11 Account Info 16 12 Games Menu 17 13 Pitch Recognition Game 18 14 Strike Recognition Game 19 uHIT User Manual 2 April 4, 2017 1 QUICK INSTRUCTIONS FOR 15-MINUTE UHITTM SESSION 1. Open the deCervo’s uHITTM application 2. Enter Username and Password for player or Create New Account 3. Tap ”uHITTM Games” 4. Turn ”Save to uHITTM Profile” to Off 5. Select Pitch Recognition Game 6. Player will practice on 2 blocks of 20 pitches 7. Once completed tap go back to Games Menu and turn ”Save to uHITTM Profile to On and re-enter the Pitch Recognition game to complete the testing portion 8. Player will play the same game for 2 blocks of 42 pitches. This is the TESTING portion and player data is recorded. 9. Once finished tap “Back to Menu” 10. Turn ”Save to uHITTM Profile” back to Off 11. Now tap Strike Recognition to begin Strike Recognition training 12. Read instructions to player and have them train for 2 blocks of 20 pitches 13. Once completed tap go back to Games Menu and turn ”Save to uHITTM Profile to On and re-enter the Strike Recognition game to complete the testing portion 14. Player will play the Strike Recognition game for 2 blocks of 42 pitches. This is the TESTING portion and player data is recorded. 15. After finishing, tap “��Back to Menu”�� and then “Main Menu” and then “��Logout”�� as the player has completed the deCervo’s uHITTM Profile Build 16. Entire process should only take 15min uHIT User Manual 3 April 4, 2017 2 CONNECT YOUR UHITTM VIRTUAL CONTROLLER Open the box containing your uHITTM TM Virtual Controller and related cables. You will find (Fig. 1): • One (1) black Handheld Controller • One (1) USB Cable • One (1) Blackbox Toolkit - deCervo Custom Timing Box • One (1) audio wire extension (if needed) (a)CONTROLLER (b)USB CABLE (c)BLACK BOX TOOLKIT (d)AUDO WIRE EXTENSION FIGURE 1: CONTENTS OF UHITTM VIRTUAL PACKAGE Connect the black Handheld Controller to the BlackboxToolkit-deCervo Custom Timing Box. Plug the Handheld Controller into port ”1” on the BlackboxToolkit-deCervo Custom Timing Box (Fig. 2). Next, connect the USB cable to the BlackboxToolkit-deCervo Custom Timing Box (Fig. 3). Finally, connect the USB cable to your PC?s USB port (Fig. 4). uHIT User Manual 4 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 2: HOW TO CONNECT THE HANDHELD CONTROLLER TO THE BLACKBOXTOOLKIT-DECERVO CUSTOM TIMING BOX FIGURE 3: HOW TO CONNECT USB CABLE TO BLACKBOXTOOLKIT-DECERVO CUSTOM TIMING BOX FIGURE 4: HOW TO CONNECT USB CABLE TO YOUR PC 3 ENABLE UHITTM VIRTUAL CONTROLLER ON YOUR PC FRAME 1: NOTE When you connect your uHITTM Virtual Controller, it must be configured to work with the uHITTM Virtual Software. Follow these steps to configure your uHITTM Virtual Controller. 1. Download the Configuration Software to configure your BlackboxToolkit-deCervo Custom Timing Box. IMPORTANT: Once the Configuration Software has downloaded, make uHIT User Manual 5 April 4, 2017 sure to unzip (i.e., uncompress) the file. The software will not function properly if you don?t do this. 2. Once unzipped, you can open the folder and open the Configuration Software (Fig. 5). When the Configuration Software opens, you will see this Fig. 6. You do not have to read it all. Just follow the steps here. FIGURE 5: UNZIPPED FOLDER WITH CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE APPLICATION SELECTED FIGURE 6: OPENING SCREEN OF CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE 3. If you followed the steps of the previous section (“Connect Your ?”) then unplug the USB cable from your PC now. IMPORTANT: If you have not followed the steps of ?Connect Your ?? then do that before proceeding. Then close and reopen the Configuration Software. uHIT User Manual 6 April 4, 2017 4. Now, hold down the big blue button on the uHITTM Virtual Controller. While holding this button, plug the USB cable into your PC again. 5. In the Configuration Software, click on ‘Yes’ (Fig. 7). The software will attempt to identify the uHITTM Virtual Controller. Once it does, you will see Fig. 8. FIGURE 7: CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE OPENING SCREEN WITH ’YES’ SELECTED If the Configuration Software does not identify the uHITTM Virtual Controller then you will see Fig. 9. FIGURE 8: CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE POP-UP MESSAGE WHEN ’YES’ IS PRESSED AND UHITTM VIRTUAL CONTROLLER IS CONNECTED If so then repeat steps #3-4. If the Configuration Software still does not identify the uHITTM Virtual Controller then email customer support. 6. Finally, select ‘Space’ from the dropdown menu next to ‘Button 1’. uHIT User Manual 7 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 9: CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE POP-UP MESSAGE WHEN ’YES’ IS PRESSED AND UHITTM VIRTUAL CONTROLLER IS NOT CONNECTED FIGURE 10: SELECTION OF ’SPACE’ FROM DROPDOWN MENU NEXT TO ’BUTTON 1’ You can leave the other dropdown menus alone for now. Click the button in the lower right corner, ‘Update Using New Configuration’ (Fig. 10). Once successfully configured, you will get the following message (Fig. 11): 7. Hit ‘OK’ and close the Configuration Software (Fig. 12). 4 CONNECT PC TO PROJECTOR OR TV To connect your PC to a projector or TV, we recommend using an HDMI cable for best performance. IMPORTANT: If your projector or TV is not HDMI then don’t worry! VGA or any other method for importing video will work, but you may experience some delay. Follow the same uHIT User Manual 8 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 11: SELECTION OF ’UPDATE USING NEW CONFIGURATION’ BUTTON IN CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE FIGURE 12: CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE POP-UP WINDOW SHOWING SUCCESSFUL CONFIGURATION OF UHITTM VIRTUAL CONTROLLER. steps as below, replacing HDMI by VGA. Locate the HDMI port on the projector or TV and plug one end of the HDMI cable in there (Fig. 13). Now, plug the other end of the HDMI cable into the PC ( Fig. 14). IMPORTANT: If you’re PC does not have an HDMI port then you can use an adapter for the type of video output your PC does. Finally, position the projector or TV so you can start playing (Fig. 15) uHIT User Manual 9 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 13: HOW TO CONNECT HDMI CABLE TO YOUR PROJECTOR FIGURE 14: HOW TO CONNECT HDMI CABLE TO YOUR PC FIGURE 15: HOW TO SETUP YOUR PROJECTOR SCREEN AND WHERE TO STAND WITH YOUR UHITTM VIRTUAL CONTROLLER uHIT User Manual 10 April 4, 2017 5 OPENING THE APPLICATION Once installed the uHITTM Virtual software can be easily opened by double-clicking on the uHITTM icon on your pc (Fig. 16). FIGURE 16: DECERVO’S UHITTM VIRTUAL INSTALLED. 6 THE LOGIN SCREEN Once opened, the application will bring you to the Login Screen (Fig. 17). The Login Screen allows registered users to enter their username and password. For new users, click on Register new user to add a new player. If you are a returning user or already have login information provided by deCervo for your players then enter their Username and Password and click Login. New in v1.2 - “Rememeber Me” button allows users to save their information for fast login and player switching for future sessions. 7 FAST USER SWITCHING (NEW IN V1.2) If the “Remember Me” tab is selected while logging in or creating a new user, the next time the application is opened you will see the ”Available Players” screen (Fig. 18). Here, user account information has been saved for easy user switching. Click on a player button to log in as that player. To remove a saved user, click on “Remove Player” and then select the user you would like to remove. 8 CREATING NEW ACCOUNTS After clicking on ”Create New Account”, a new screen will appear (Fig. 19).The user must first read the End User License Agreement before proceeding to creating his/her user profile. The uHIT User Manual 11 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 17: LOGIN SCREEN FOR UHIT. FIGURE 18: AVAILABLE PLAYER SCREEN FOR EASY USER SWITCHING. registration page (Fig. 20 allows a new user to enter his/her information to sign up for the uHITTM profile.Next, the user fills out all the necessary information. The user will then create his/her own unique Username, enter in his/her preferred Email address, enter his/her First and Last names, Gender, and Date of Birth. If the user was not informed prior about their Group, they should leave this option as “General.”�� Finally, the user can create their own unique password that will be attached to their unique username. After entering all of their information, click ”Submit Account.” uHIT User Manual 12 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 19: END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT SCREEN SHOWN BEFORE PROCEEDING TO ENTERING USER INFORMATION. FIGURE 20: END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT SCREEN SHOWN BEFORE PROCEEDING TO ENTERING USER INFORMATION. 9 MAIN MENU After registering as a new user or logging in as a returning user, you are brought to the Main Menu view (Fig. 21). From this screen, you are capable of logging out (Top Left Corner), visiting your profile at decervo.com by clicking on the ”Profile” button, changing the settings of the game ( in the top right corner), and entering the ”uHITTM Games” menu. uHIT User Manual 13 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 21: MAIN MENU SCREEN. 10 SETTINGS PAGE To change any game settings, click on the icon in the top right corner of the Main Menu. The settings page allows the user to customize the uHITTM games (see Fig. 22, 23). At the bottom of the screen there is a button to restore all settings to their defaults. 10.1 GENERAL SETTINGS • Team – If you are using the same device to sign up players under your team name. You can enter the team name here and it will auto-fill in the Create New Account. Default = General • Stadium – Option to turn On or Off the stadium view during gameplay. Default=On • Sky – Option to choose different sky visuals (None,Clear Sun,Sun with Clouds,Hazy Sun,Evening Sun) during gameplay. Default = ”Sun with Clouds” • Sounds – Turn F/X On or Off. Default = On • Language – Select between English or Spanish. Default = English uHIT User Manual 14 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 22: GENERAL SETTINGS FOR UHITTM . 10.2 GAME SETTINGS FIGURE 23: PITCH RECOGNITION AND STRIKE RECOGNITION SETTINGS. Pitch Recognition Game • Number of Pitches – Select the number of pitches per block. Default = 42 • Number of Blocks – Select the number of blocks per session. Default = 2 • Pitch Speed uHIT User Manual 15 April 4, 2017 – Select the average speed of the pitches. Faster pitches creates a harder game. Default = 78 Strike Recognition Game • Number of Pitches – Select the number of pitches per block. Default = 42 • Number of Blocks – Select the number of blocks per session. Default = 2 • Select Pitchers (new in v1.2) – Choose which pitcher(s) you will play against (Fig 24). Default = (Tom Koehler, Hector Santiago) FIGURE 24: PITCHER SELECTION SETTINGS PAGE 11 ACCOUNT INFO To view your account information, click on ”My Account” in the top right corner of the Settings page. This view (Fig. 25) shows the user’s information (Username,Name, Email, Team Affiliation, Number of Completed Sessions). uHIT User Manual 16 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 25: PITCH RECOGNITION AND STRIKE RECOGNITION SETTINGS. FIGURE 26: GAME MENU VIEW. 12 GAMES MENU The Games Menu (Fig. 26 is shown after selecting uHITTM Games from the Main Menu page. This view allows the user to select which game to play next – Pitch Recognition or Strike Recognition. It also allows the user to select whether to save his/her results to their profile (top right corner). If ”Save to uHITTM Profile” is set to ”On”, after the user completes all the blocks in the game their data will be saved. IMPORTANT: if the user does not complete all blocks the data will not be saved. uHIT User Manual 17 April 4, 2017 13 PITCH RECOGNITION GAME The Pitch Recognition game tests the player’s ability to identify different types of pitches, specifically Fastballs, Curveballs, and Sliders. The player will view many pitches and make a splitsecond decision on to the type of pitch coming towards them. The game simulates a situation where a player is “sitting on a pitch. ” When the player sees the pitch they are “sitting on” he/she will quickly make decision to swing (tapping the screen) or when the pitch is not what he/she was expecting to not swing. The instructions are shown to the player before each session (Fig. 27). Each pitch trial has three components: 1. Cue and Countdown 2. Pitch 3. Feedback For each trial, the first component is the CUE and COUNTDOWN (Fig. 28). The CUE is a text box box with “FASTBALL”, “CURVEBALL”, or “SLIDER” written inside. The CUE informs the player about what pitch type to expect to see in the upcoming pitch trajectory. The COUNTDOWN is a circle below the CUE and is supposed to mimic the pitcher’s wind-up. The COUNTDOWN bar will shrink and when it finally disappears the pitch will be thrown. The PITCH will then occur. A baseball will be thrown towards the player (Fig. 29). The player will then have to make a decision on whether the PITCH trajectory matches the given CUE. If the CUE was “FASTBALL” and the PITCH has a “FASTBALL” trajectory the player should swing by tapping the screen. If the CUE was “FASTBALL” but the PITCH has a “CURVEBALL” trajectory the player should not swing or tap the screen. Players should perform this task as fast and as accurately as possible. Finally, the player will receive FEEDBACK on his/her FIGURE 27: PITCH RECOGNITION INSTRUCTIONS. uHIT User Manual 18 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 28: PITCH RECOGNITION COUNTDOWN AND CUE EXAMPLE. FIGURE 29: PITCH RECOGNITION EXAMPLE OF BALL IN THE AIR. performance for that trial (Fig. 30). A text box indicating “Correct”, “Incorrect”, “Correct, but late”, and “Incorrect, but on time” will be displayed given the players performance (accuracy and response time). It is important for the player to respond as fast and as accurately as possible. 14 STRIKE RECOGNITION GAME The Strike Recognition Game tests the player’s ability to call balls and strikes on Major League Pitchers. The pitch trajectories are simulations of real pitches thrown in an MLB game. Similar to the PR Game the player will tap the screen when they believe the pitch will be a strike and will not tap the screen when they believe the pitch will be a ball. Again the player is instructed to decide as fast and as accurately as possible. The instructions are shown to the player before uHIT User Manual 19 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 30: PITCH RECOGNITION EXAMPLE OF ”CORRECT” FEEDBACK. FIGURE 31: STRIKE RECOGNITION INSTRUCTIONS. each session (Fig.31). Like the Pitch Recognition Game, the Strike Recognition Game has three components: 1. Countdown and Strike Zone Display 2. Pitch 3. Feedback For each trial, the first component is the COUNTDOWN and STRIKEZONE display. Similar to the Pitch Recognition Game there will be a COUNTDOWN circle to simulate the pitcher’s wind-up. During the COUNTDOWN, a transparent rectangle simulating the strikezone will appear (Fig. 32). If a pitch ends within the rectangle it is considered a strike. If the pitch ends outside of the markers it is considered a ball. These markers will disappear when the pitch is thrown. uHIT User Manual 20 April 4, 2017 FIGURE 32: STRIKE RECOGNITION COUNTDOWN AND STRIKEZONE EXAMPLE. FIGURE 33: STRIKE RECOGNITION FEEDBACK EXAMPLE. Once the COUNTDOWN bar has disappeared along with the strikezone the PITCH will be thrown. At this point the player has to make a decision on whether the PITCH will be a strike (tap the screen) or a ball (don’t tap the screen). Again like Pitch Recognition, the player must respond as fast and as accurately as possible. After the PITCH, the player will receive FEEDBACK on their performance similar to the Pitch Recognition Game (Fig. 33). uHIT User Manual 21