The Groove Enhancement Machine (GEM): A Multi-Person Adaptive Metronome to Manipulate Sensorimotor Synchronization and Subjective Enjoyment.

ABSTRACT: Synchronization of movement enhances cooperation and trust between people. However, the degree to which individuals can synchronize with each other depends on their ability to perceive the timing of others' actions and produce movements accordingly. Here, we introduce an assistive device-a multi-person adaptive metronome-to facilitate synchronization abilities. The adaptive metronome is implemented on Arduino Uno circuit boards, allowing for negligible temporal latency between tapper input and adaptive sonic output. Across five experiments-two single-tapper, and three group (four tapper) experiments, we analyzed the effects of metronome adaptivity (percent correction based on the immediately preceding tap-metronome asynchrony) and auditory feedback on tapping performance and subjective rat

SUBMITTER: Fink LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9240653 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature