Open AccessCognitive Support Tools for Pre-Performance Routine in Darts Game
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of cognitive informatics and natural intelligence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.164
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1557-3966
pISSN - 1557-3958
DOI - 10.4018/ijcini.20211001oa32
Subject(s) - computer science , heartbeat , human–computer interaction , phenomenon , throwing , action (physics) , cognition , cognitive load , simulation , computer security , aeronautics , physics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , engineering , biology
This paper describes two types of a cognitive support tool for a pre-performance routine (PPR) in darts game. PPRs entail the performance of determined motions before an action and are often executed in sports for the purpose of removing stress or raising concentration. The concentration-stabilizing phenomenon was discovered by the previous research and it determined that the phenomenon appears more conspicuous in the case of experts and PPRs. A tool using a simple brainwaves sensor has been designed and shows us the current status of concentration and notifies us of the concentration-stabilizing phenomenon on a tablet computer. Another tool has been developed on a smart watch with a heart rate sensor. The smart watch indicated heartbeat as a “beep” sound to a user. It was designed based on a result that indicated that darts game scores tend to improve by throwing immediately after a heartbeat. The effectiveness of the tools was verified in several experiments.