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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=37669 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
