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Sonic Interaction Design HS 20/21

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A design research workshop on the subject of sound and interaction

This workshop, will take place in the HS 2021 from January 10th to 21th 2022. The goal is the systematic, creative exploration of sound and its significance for the design of interactions and communication.

A special focus is on design methods that understand sound as a means and material of interaction design. The projects will be implemented in an iterative process using prototypes, allowing for flexible development and dynamic interactive demonstration of insights. The central aspect is the continuous evaluation of design hypotheses with small user studies and field trials. There are only a few rules about Sonic Interaction Design, but a lot of space for experiments and design research that we want to explore.

The goal is not primarily to build functional prototypes incl. programming and sensors, but to work out details and variants of the sound design, as an experience prototype to experience and further develop by user tests.

Information about the project see Project description and deliveries HS 2021

Course documents, links etc. can be found at SID COURSE MATERIALS

Further information and tutorials can be found at: Tutorials and How-To`s as well as here

Links to Projectblogs 2020

Also see video examples from the Audio Visual Basics course: Further Readings, Resources and Literature

Note: The WIKI will be updated frequently! Please press "reset" regularly (bottom right).

Program

Week 1
Inputs, design tools: conception and evaluation framework, semantic & narrative sound design, MIDI live controls.

Evoking emotion through sound.

Concept work, technical setup and first tests

Week 2

Implementation of the sound experiments with functional prototypes and mockups, documented "field trials", final demonstration.

MKA = Matthias Kappeler

MKO = Marcial Koch

Woche 1	Mo., 11.1. remote	Di. 12.1. remote	Mi 13.1. remote	Do. 14.1. remote	Fr. 15.1. remote
morning	9:30 Introduction (MKA / MKO) Warmup "Sonic charade" 11:00 Input: (MK) Exercise 1: Evoking Emotion Through Sound in Film 2021	independent work	9:00 Presentation of Exercise 1: Evoking Emotion Through Sound in Film 2021 10:30 Kickoff Project: Sonification	9:00 independent/group work 10:30 – 12:00 Presentation in class (zoom) situation or problem you are focussing on first ideas of setups / solutions user testing setup ideas (also have your blogs set up and the first post uploaded at this point)	11:00 – 12:00 Schulterblick mit MKA in Gruppen auf Zoom
afternoon	13:00 Pick up material at the Ausleihe	independent work	independent/group work Develop a basic idea Create sonic moodboards Create first mockups to test the ideas	13:00 – 14:00 MKO Intro / Overview Technical input about Ableton, Touch OSC	independent/group work
Woche 2	Mo. 18.1. remote	Di. 19.1. remote	Mi. 20.1. remote	Do. 21.1. remote	Fr. 22.1. remote
morning	independent/group work	8:00 – 9:30 Presentation in class (zoom) current state of your experiment process results from user testings how you plan to move on from here Feedback in class	09:00 – 11:00 Mentoring MKA + MKO	9:00 – 11:00 Mentoring MKA	9:00 Final demonstration Presentation: concept and process 11:00 Course Feedback
afternoon	13:30 Mentorings with MKA, MKO: Setting realistic goals / Reality Check independent/group work	independent/group work	independent/group work (start video documentation)	independent work	documentation return materials

Tutorials

Investigative Tools

Midi (extern)

OSC (extern)

Reaper (von AV Design Basics)