Essays about: "sonic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 67 essays containing the word sonic.

1. 1. Headphone Bubbles : Negotiating Space through Audio

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Erik Viktorsson; [2024]
   Keywords : Privacy; headphones; public space; audio; music; Integritet; hörlurar; offentliga rum; ljud; musik;

   Abstract : Headphones are a common feature of public space. They allow users to determine what noise they hear and are visible to others. This paper aims to explore how headphones affect spatial perception through personal choice and social context. READ MORE

3. 2. Spectromorphological Reductions : Exploring and developing approaches for sound-based notation of live electronics

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Musik, medier och teater

   Author : Hans Lennart Jonsäll; [2023]
   Keywords : live electronics; electronic music; electroacoustic music; notation; spectromorphology; typo-morphology; Sound Notation; digital musical instruments.;

   Abstract : In this master’s thesis, a sound-based notation system is explored and developed in the composition and performance of a musical work for live electronics. My approach builds on existing systems for electroacoustic music analysis, most notably Dennis Smalley’s (1997) theory of spectromorphology and the symbolic language of Lasse Thoresen & Andreas Hedman (2007) based on Pierre Schaeffer’s typo-morphology, as well as Mattias Sköld’s (2023) adaptation of this system for composition and transcription (Sound Notation). READ MORE

4. 3. Impact on player action based on the correlation between environmental game sounds and arousal level

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Eddie Lundin; [2023]
   Keywords : Sound; Game; Gamesound; Arousal level; Ambience;

   Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between environmental game sounds and arousal level, looking to see if/how it affects player action. Previous research has shown that music evoking different levels of arousal affect player lap time performance of a racing game. READ MORE

5. 4. Prototyping and user testing a new sound toy: Gamelike interactions with FM synthesis

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Viktor Jers; [2023]
   Keywords : audio technology; sound toys; user experience; fm synthesis;

   Abstract : Sound toys are game-like technologies that can be described as playful sonic interactions where the users are given unusual ways to creatively explore and transform synthetic sound. This study investigated the prototyping and evaluation of a new sound toy. READ MORE

6. 5. Soma Sonic : Creating Awareness through Senory Experience

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : John Cowhie; [2023]
   Keywords : Interaction design; health and wellbeing; Sonic Interaction; Movement;

   Abstract : With this thesis project I plan to create an embodied and sonic interactive experience. The theoretical basis brings together Somaesthetic Design and Deep Listening practices in the form of a movement based, sound installation. The results of engagement aim to develop awareness and with deep engagement produce a nonduality state. READ MORE