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Design and Evaluation of a “Play Place Sound” Service that Changes the Image of a City by Music and Sound

Authors:
Saori Aisawa
Katsuhiko Ogawa

Keywords: sound scape; cognitive map; urban design.

Abstract:
According to The Image of the City, which is one of the most representative works of Kevin Lynch, paths, edges, districts, nodes, and landmarks are important elements that constitute the image of a city. Actually, these elements are very strong and seem to influence not only the image of the city but also our actions. Therefore, we propose to add sounds to a city experience as new elements could make a great impact that can change the existing strong image of the city. We call this “change” the city. We developed a Web service called Play Place Sound (PPS). By using this service, users can hear the sounds plotted for an arbitrary spot on the website automatically when they approach that spot in the real world. Then, we performed an experiment to define the differences in the cognitive map between walking in the city while using the PPS or without it. A cognitive map is the collection of beliefs, experiences, and information that a person uses to orient himself or herself within an environment such as a social setting. As a result, when people use the PPS, the cognitive map is more detailed. Furthermore, when the content increases significantly, edges tend to appear in the cognitive map.

Pages: 65 to 71

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2016

Publication date: April 24, 2016

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3956

ISBN: 978-1-61208-521-0

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 24, 2016 to April 28, 2016