Bridging the Gap between Individuality and Joint Improvisation in the Mirror Game
Chao Zhai, Michael Z. Q. Chen, Francesco Alderisio, Alexei Yu., Uteshev, Mario di Bernardo

TL;DR
This paper investigates how individual motor signatures influence joint improvisation in human movement, using experiments and algorithms to model and analyze the transition from solo to joint motion in the mirror game.
Contribution
It introduces a systematic velocity segment-based approach and an online algorithm for virtual agents to replicate and study the transition from solo to joint improvisation.
Findings
Velocity segments define individual motor signatures.
The approach reveals the transition from solo to joint motion.
Virtual agents can mimic human joint improvisation features.
Abstract
Extensive experiments in Human Movement Science suggest that solo motions are characterized by unique features that define the individuality or motor signature of people. While interacting with others, humans tend to spontaneously coordinate their movement and unconsciously give rise to joint improvisation. However, it has yet to be shed light on the relationship between individuality and joint improvisation. By means of an ad-hoc virtual agent, in this work we uncover the internal mechanisms of the transition from solo to joint improvised motion in the mirror game, a simple yet effective paradigm for studying interpersonal human coordination. According to the analysis of experimental data, normalized segments of velocity in solo motion are regarded as individual motor signature, and the existence of velocity segments possessing a prescribed signature is theoretically guaranteed. In…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAction Observation and Synchronization · Motor Control and Adaptation · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
