doppler effect?

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Jeremy Yuille <[email protected]>wrote:

> interesting thread..
>
> one of the things that I find most different with sound as an
> interactive element is the way it is experienced in relation to
> itself.. its waaay relative
> let me explain: because sound is a time based medium and must be
> listened to over time to be comprehended, it's hard to talk about
> sounds without using them - see John Cage for a good quote here.
>
> and, its very difficult to assign absolute meaning to a sound, (at
> least compared to ow it is for vision)
>
> that being said, during an interesting conversation with Danny
> Stillion last october about designers and he pointed out that their
> studio had identified that interaction designers tend to use a
> "large internal sound palette" when describing experiences..
> (imagine the zzzzt! of an accordion pane closing)
>
> also - at chi last year  there was a sonic interaction design
> workshop (didn't go sorry) but there seems to be a wiki with papers
> here
>
> http://www.cost-sid.org/wiki/CHIprogram
>
> and there seems to be a working group looking at the "Perceptual,
> cognitive, and emotional study of sonic interactions"
>
> "The activity focuses on extending information and valuable
> resources (including bibliography, guidelines, methods, and
> workbenches) on experimental scientific findings about human sound
> reception in interactive contexts. Research on new experimental
> paradigms such as neurosciences, ergonomical and psycholinguistic
> studies will be a stimulating challenge. Basic research will be
> included as well in these activities, promoting paper publication and
> dissemination."
>
> sounds pretty heavy... but could be fruitful.
>
> ohyeah - @Anya, I'd be super keen to try out the auditory menu in
> vancouver!
>
> ok - back to the sound of people's feet sticking to the asphalt.
>
>
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