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Interacting with the music paint machine: Relating the constructs of flow experience and presence
NIJS, Luc; Coussement, Pieter; Moens, Bart et al.
2012In Interacting with Computers, 24 (4), p. 237 - 250
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Keywords :
Embodied interaction; Embodied music cognition; Flow experience; Interactive music system; Presence; Interactive music systems; Human-Computer Interaction
Abstract :
[en] In this paper we report on the results of an experiment on the experience of flow and presence while engaging with an interactive music system, the Music Paint Machine. This music system provides a game-like environment in which a musician can create a digital painting by playing an acoustic musical instrument, by moving the body in different directions, and by selecting colours using a pressure mat. The experiment aimed at getting a better insight into the possible relationship between flow experience and presence. Based on the definition of flow as a combination of the highest level of presence (presence-as-feeling) and a positive emotional state (Riva et al.; 2004a), we hypothesized that presence has a predictive value for flow. Sixty-five musicians, both amateur and professional, participated in the experiment. Flow experience was measured with the Flow State Scale (Jackson and Eklund, 2004). Presence was measured with an in-house designed presence questionnaire. Results showed a significantly strong correlation between flow and presence. Moreover, the scores for presence significantly predicted the Flow State Scale, and explained a significant proportion of variance in the Flow State Scale. Furthermore, many significant associations were found between flow and presence variables, among which the most significant were the strong correlation (Spearman's rank) between the naturalness of using the system and the Flow State Scale and between the feeling of non-mediation and the Flow State Scale. © 2012 British Informatics Society Limited. All rights reserved.
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
NIJS, Luc  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Education and Social Work (DESW) > Institute of Musicology and Arts ; Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Coussement, Pieter;  Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Moens, Bart;  Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Amelinck, Denis;  Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Lesaffre, Micheline;  Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Leman, Marc;  Institute for Psychoacoustics and Electronic Music, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Interacting with the music paint machine: Relating the constructs of flow experience and presence
Publication date :
2012
Journal title :
Interacting with Computers
ISSN :
0953-5438
eISSN :
1873-7951
Publisher :
Oxford University Press
Volume :
24
Issue :
4
Pages :
237 - 250
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funding text :
This work is part of the EmcoMetecca Project (Leman, 2007) supported by the Flemish Government (http://www.ipem. ugent.be/EmcoMetecca). The authors wish to thank their IPEM colleague Ivan Schepers for his contribution to the design of the coloured mat. We also would like to thank the reviewers for their critical lecture of the paper and constructive comments.
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