Exercise Support System with Harmony and Unity of Body Movement and Sound

Abstract

In this study, we developed an exercise support system that plays music for a group of people by converting their body movements into rhythm sounds. The aim of the study is motivating them and creating a sense of unity during group fitness activities. The system uses sensors to detect the users’ body movements and converts the movement patterns into sounds. Using this system, users can generate various rhythm patterns from their body movements. In this study, we conducted a basic study on the effect of creating rhythm sounds by having a user and a robot agent take charge of different performance parts, and the system converting group movements into an ensemble.