Cody Nelson is a 14-year-old lacrosse player who recently switched from attack to goalie. The transition has been smooth, except Cody struggled on bounce shots, or “bouncers,” as he calls them.
Some young athletes would just make a note of that and focus on it in practice. Cody had a different idea. He used his background in creating games with the Unity software to build a program that allows lacrosse goalies to train in virtual reality. With help from his dad Doug, a lacrosse coach for 17 years, Cody created the Virtual Goalie.
“After one of Cody’s lessons with a local coach, I asked him if he could make a field for the Oculus,” Doug said.