moBeat: Using Interactive Music to Guide and Motivate Users During Aerobic Exercising

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dc.contributor.authorvan der Vlist, B.
dc.contributor.authorBartneck, Christoph
dc.contributor.authorMäueler, S.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-26T20:46:23Z
dc.date.available2019-11-26T20:46:23Z
dc.date.issued2011en
dc.date.updated2019-04-11T02:09:12Z
dc.description.abstractAn increasing number of people are having trouble staying fit and maintaining a healthy bodyweight because of lack of physical activity. Getting people to exercise is crucial. However, many struggle with developing healthy exercising habits, due to hurdles like having to leave the house and the boring character of endurance exercising. In this paper, we report on a design project that explores the use of audio to motivate and provide feedback and guidance during exercising in a home environment. We developed moBeat, a system that provides intensity-based coaching while exercising, giving real-time feedback on training pace and intensity by means of interactive music. We conducted a within-subject comparison between our moBeat system and a commercially available heart rate watch. With moBeat, we achieved a comparable success rate: our system has a significant, positive influence on intrinsic motivation and attentional focus, but we did not see significant differences with regard to either perceived exertion or effectiveness. Although promising, future research is needed.en
dc.identifier.citationvan der Vlist B, Bartneck C, Mäueler S (2011). moBeat: Using Interactive Music to Guide and Motivate Users During Aerobic Exercising. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 36(2). 135-145.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-011-9149-y
dc.identifier.issn1090-0586
dc.identifier.issn1573-3270
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17659
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen
dc.rightsOpen Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited.en
dc.subjectSonificationen
dc.subjectAuditory feedbacken
dc.subjectEndurance exercisingen
dc.subjectExercise coachen
dc.subjectInteractive musicen
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciencesen
dc.titlemoBeat: Using Interactive Music to Guide and Motivate Users During Aerobic Exercisingen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Engineering
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