Sound Feedback for Social Distance: The Case for Public Interventions during a Pandemic
Within the field of movement sensing and sound interaction research, multi-user systems have gradually gained interest as a means to facilitate an expressive non-verbal dialogue. When tied with studies grounded in psychology and choreographic theory, we consider the qualities of interaction that fos...
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| description | Within the field of movement sensing and sound interaction research, multi-user systems have gradually gained interest as a means to facilitate an expressive non-verbal dialogue. When tied with studies grounded in psychology and choreographic theory, we consider the qualities of interaction that foster an elevated sense of social connectedness, non-contingent to occupying one’s personal space. Upon reflection of the newly adopted social distancing concept, we orchestrate a technological intervention, starting with interpersonal distance and sound at the core of interaction. Materialised as a set of sensory face-masks, a novel wearable system was developed and tested in the context of a live public performance from which we obtain the user’s individual perspectives and correlate this with patterns identified in the recorded data. We identify and discuss traits of the user’s behaviour that were accredited to the system’s influence and construct four fundamental design considerations for physically distanced sound interaction. The study concludes with essential technical reflections, accompanied by an adaptation for a pervasive sensory intervention that is finally deployed in an open public space. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc4b9bff54af4d189071d288fe27acbc2023-12-01T22:05:12ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922022-07-011114215110.3390/electronics11142151Sound Feedback for Social Distance: The Case for Public Interventions during a PandemicWilliam Primett0Hugo Plácido Da Silva1Hugo Gamboa2LIBPhys Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, PortugalInstituto de Telecomunicações (IT), 1049-001 Lisbon, PortugalLIBPhys Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, PortugalWithin the field of movement sensing and sound interaction research, multi-user systems have gradually gained interest as a means to facilitate an expressive non-verbal dialogue. When tied with studies grounded in psychology and choreographic theory, we consider the qualities of interaction that foster an elevated sense of social connectedness, non-contingent to occupying one’s personal space. Upon reflection of the newly adopted social distancing concept, we orchestrate a technological intervention, starting with interpersonal distance and sound at the core of interaction. Materialised as a set of sensory face-masks, a novel wearable system was developed and tested in the context of a live public performance from which we obtain the user’s individual perspectives and correlate this with patterns identified in the recorded data. We identify and discuss traits of the user’s behaviour that were accredited to the system’s influence and construct four fundamental design considerations for physically distanced sound interaction. The study concludes with essential technical reflections, accompanied by an adaptation for a pervasive sensory intervention that is finally deployed in an open public space.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/14/2151wearable sensorsinterpersonal movementpervasive technologysocial computingpublic space |
| spellingShingle | William Primett Hugo Plácido Da Silva Hugo Gamboa Sound Feedback for Social Distance: The Case for Public Interventions during a Pandemic Electronics wearable sensors interpersonal movement pervasive technology social computing public space |
| title | Sound Feedback for Social Distance: The Case for Public Interventions during a Pandemic |
| title_full | Sound Feedback for Social Distance: The Case for Public Interventions during a Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Sound Feedback for Social Distance: The Case for Public Interventions during a Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sound Feedback for Social Distance: The Case for Public Interventions during a Pandemic |
| title_short | Sound Feedback for Social Distance: The Case for Public Interventions during a Pandemic |
| title_sort | sound feedback for social distance the case for public interventions during a pandemic |
| topic | wearable sensors interpersonal movement pervasive technology social computing public space |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/14/2151 |
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