Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Explore the field of sonic interaction design with a focus on one of the following applications: 1) Interactive product sound design, 2) sonic interactions in arts, 3) interactive sonification.

Perform an evaluation of the perceptual and/or cognitive aspects of sonic interactions from a human centered perspective.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the module will gain knowledge as follows:

• Must be able to understand the discipline of sonic interaction design.
• Must be able to understand theories behind the generation of sonic interactions.
• Must be able to understand the discipline of interactive sonification., understood as the ability to use sound to provide information.
• Must be able to understand principles of music perception, cognition and action.

Skills

Students who complete the module will gain skills as follows:

• Must be able to apply the acquired knowledge to the design of an application where interactive sound plays a salient role, being either in an artistic context, in the field of interactive product sound design or in the field of interactive sonification.
• Must be able to apply knowledge in human sound perception and cognition to the evaluation of the proposed solution.

   

Competences

Students who complete the module will gain competences as follows:

• Must be able to evaluate the proposed application from a human centered perspective, and synthesize it to produce new knowledge and solutions.

   

Type of instruction

Academically supervised student-governed problem oriented project work.

Exam

Exams