Using Virtual Soundwalk Approach for Assessing Sound Art Soundscape Interventions in Public Spaces
This paper discusses the soundscape assessment approaches to soundscape interventions with musical features introduced to public spaces as permanent sound art, with a focus on the ISO 12913 series, Method A for data collection applied in a laboratory study. Three soundscape interventions in three ci...
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doaj-bcc0d562f72c40b7a502b00545b301af2020-11-25T01:53:43ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-03-01106210210.3390/app10062102app10062102Using Virtual Soundwalk Approach for Assessing Sound Art Soundscape Interventions in Public SpacesTin Oberman0Kristian Jambrošić1Marko Horvat2Bojana Bojanić Obad Šćitaroci3Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb, Kačićeva 26, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb, Kačićeva 26, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaThis paper discusses the soundscape assessment approaches to soundscape interventions with musical features introduced to public spaces as permanent sound art, with a focus on the ISO 12913 series, Method A for data collection applied in a laboratory study. Three soundscape interventions in three cities are investigated. The virtual soundwalk is used to combine the benefits of the on-site and laboratory settings. Two measurement points per location were recorded—one at a position where the intervention was clearly perceptible, the other further away to serve as a baseline condition. The participants (N = 44) were exposed to acoustic environments (N = 6) recorded using the first-order Ambisonics microphone on-site and then reproduced via the second-order Ambisonics system in laboratory. A series of rank-based Kruskal−Wallis tests were performed on the results of the subjective responses. Results revealed a statistically significant positive effect on soundscape at two locations, and limitations related to sound source identification due to cultural factors and geometrical configuration of the public space at one location.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/6/2102soundscapeurban open spacesoundscape interventionambisonicssoundwalk |
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Using Virtual Soundwalk Approach for Assessing Sound Art Soundscape Interventions in Public Spaces |
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Using Virtual Soundwalk Approach for Assessing Sound Art Soundscape Interventions in Public Spaces |
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Using Virtual Soundwalk Approach for Assessing Sound Art Soundscape Interventions in Public Spaces |
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Using Virtual Soundwalk Approach for Assessing Sound Art Soundscape Interventions in Public Spaces |
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Using Virtual Soundwalk Approach for Assessing Sound Art Soundscape Interventions in Public Spaces |
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using virtual soundwalk approach for assessing sound art soundscape interventions in public spaces |
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This paper discusses the soundscape assessment approaches to soundscape interventions with musical features introduced to public spaces as permanent sound art, with a focus on the ISO 12913 series, Method A for data collection applied in a laboratory study. Three soundscape interventions in three cities are investigated. The virtual soundwalk is used to combine the benefits of the on-site and laboratory settings. Two measurement points per location were recorded—one at a position where the intervention was clearly perceptible, the other further away to serve as a baseline condition. The participants (N = 44) were exposed to acoustic environments (N = 6) recorded using the first-order Ambisonics microphone on-site and then reproduced via the second-order Ambisonics system in laboratory. A series of rank-based Kruskal−Wallis tests were performed on the results of the subjective responses. Results revealed a statistically significant positive effect on soundscape at two locations, and limitations related to sound source identification due to cultural factors and geometrical configuration of the public space at one location. |
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