Study about creation of “maai” involving intention using rhythm controller: Development of maai creating agent and interaction experiments between human and agent

In this paper, we developed a “Maai” creating agent that predicts human’s intention from the changes in his/her controller manipulation method (i.e., relationship between controller input and avatar motion) of a rhythm controller. And, we examined whether the human’s intention is reflected in the controller manipulation method in the creation of Maai involving the human’s intention. From results, we showed that the human’s intention to create Maai with the opponent leads to the potential for changes in the human’s controller manipulation method. Furthermore, we showed that such an intention of a human as to whether he/she intends to maintain or collapse Maai is expressed in his/her controller manipulation method. Consequently, our research shows that an unconscious process plays a role in the creation of Maai involving the human’s intention.