TY - JOUR
T1 - The sensorimotor dimension of the networked flow: An exploratory study using an interactive collaborative platform
AU - Chirico, Alice
AU - D’Ausilio, Alessandro
AU - Graziosi, Serena
AU - Ferrise, Francesco
AU - Gallace, Alberto
AU - Mosconi, Cedric
AU - Cazzaniga, Marie Jasmine
AU - Zurloni, Valentino
AU - Elia, Massimiliano
AU - Cerritelli, Francesco
AU - Mantovani, Fabrizia
AU - Cipresso, Pietro
AU - Riva, Giuseppe
AU - Gaggioli, Andrea
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Joint action - the cooperation with other individuals to achieve a shared motor goal, is a crucial ability for human survival. This process takes place when actors are synchronized at a sensorimotor level. However, the experiential correlates of sensorimotor synchronization are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the experience of flow and social presence in a sensorimotor collaborative task. 12 female couples (mean age = 22.33; S.D. = .815) and 12 male couples (mean age = 22.88; S.D. = .789) were involved in a tower-building task across 10 consecutive trials using the COLLEGO platform [1]. Couple members alternated their leader/follower role. Platform recorded time stamp (ms) and position of each selected object when it was picked/released, providing a measure of performance. Thereafter, participants’ level of flow (Flow State Scale), an intrinsically motivating state of consciousness, and social presence (Networked Minds Social Presence Inventory), i.e., the feeling of being with other Selves in a real or virtual environment, were assessed. Flow and Social presence correlated positively at a global level. Having clear goals was negatively associated with performance, while awareness and merging with one’s own actions correlated positively with performance. Task duration correlated negatively with attentive and behavioral dimensions of social presence, but positively with cognitive and emotional dimensions. Results are discussed according to the Networked Flow model assuming a positive correlation between social presence and flow at the base of the highest levels of collaborative performance.
AB - Joint action - the cooperation with other individuals to achieve a shared motor goal, is a crucial ability for human survival. This process takes place when actors are synchronized at a sensorimotor level. However, the experiential correlates of sensorimotor synchronization are not fully understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the experience of flow and social presence in a sensorimotor collaborative task. 12 female couples (mean age = 22.33; S.D. = .815) and 12 male couples (mean age = 22.88; S.D. = .789) were involved in a tower-building task across 10 consecutive trials using the COLLEGO platform [1]. Couple members alternated their leader/follower role. Platform recorded time stamp (ms) and position of each selected object when it was picked/released, providing a measure of performance. Thereafter, participants’ level of flow (Flow State Scale), an intrinsically motivating state of consciousness, and social presence (Networked Minds Social Presence Inventory), i.e., the feeling of being with other Selves in a real or virtual environment, were assessed. Flow and Social presence correlated positively at a global level. Having clear goals was negatively associated with performance, while awareness and merging with one’s own actions correlated positively with performance. Task duration correlated negatively with attentive and behavioral dimensions of social presence, but positively with cognitive and emotional dimensions. Results are discussed according to the Networked Flow model assuming a positive correlation between social presence and flow at the base of the highest levels of collaborative performance.
KW - COLLEGO platform
KW - Computer Science (miscellaneous)
KW - Flow experience
KW - Joint action
KW - Networked flow model
KW - Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
KW - Psychology (miscellaneous)
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Sensorimotor interaction
KW - Social presence
KW - Synchronization
KW - COLLEGO platform
KW - Computer Science (miscellaneous)
KW - Flow experience
KW - Joint action
KW - Networked flow model
KW - Neuroscience (miscellaneous)
KW - Psychology (miscellaneous)
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Sensorimotor interaction
KW - Social presence
KW - Synchronization
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/119681
UR - http://www.arctt.info/
M3 - Article
SN - 1554-8716
VL - 15
SP - 65
EP - 69
JO - Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine
JF - Annual Review of CyberTherapy and Telemedicine
ER -