Sound research + Testing
Investigation of the synchronization between non-rhythmic digital interactions to the beat in background music
Akshata Murdeshwar
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, akshata@kth.se
Axel Sjöstrom
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Mohammed Qasim
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Yukun Cui
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
ABSTRACT:
The aim of the study was to determine whether subjects subconsciously synchronized their computer mouse clicks with beats in background music while doing a simple task. It draws on previous research on human adaptation to rhythms. The investigation was carried out by recording click times as test subjects answered simple image-based questions while music played in the background. 25 test subjects participated in the test and produced approximately 166 clicks each while answering the questions and confirming their answers. The goal was to study the timing of the clicks and determine how they related to the beats present in the background music. The click-data and music beats were then analyzed using the Chi2 test of correlation however, they did not pass the 5% limit of variations being due to random chance. Hence, the study concludes that the musical beat does not affect unconscious task performance rhythm
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