Proposal of a Piano Learning Support System Considering Gamification Based on Reconsolidation

In this paper, we propose a learning support system considering gamification and reconsolidation for piano beginners. The proposed system is a game-based that supports the improvement of motor skills such as piano keying. Practice of motor skills using reconsolidation is more efficient than practice that focuses on specific parts or repetition. On the other hand, what is important in reconsolidation is that the subjects themselves are unaware that they are performing reconsolidation. In this research, gamification is incorporated into a piano learning support system that enables users to practice while using reconsolidation unconsciously. In this way, learners can practice piano motor skills like a game without recognizing the reconsolidation, and can acquire motor skills more efficiently than in previous practice methods that focus on specific parts or repetition. As a result of the comparative experiment, the learning support system in the proposed method was significantly useful for acquiring the set piece of music through the improvement of motor skills.