Sonic Interaction Design and its relation to Film and Theatre sound design
SID Workshop at the University of York
Date: 2 April 2009 (followed by SID Management Committee on 3 April 2009)
Introduction
The discipline of Sonic Interaction Design (SID) investigates ways of conveying information, data and object characteristics through sound in interactive contexts.
This field of research has become increasingly important and urgent as the technology available has become more powerful and mobile due to the process of miniaturization.
Research regarding SID is relatively new, however, the practice of designing sounds to accompany, represent or evoke actions and objects has a longer history since Sound Designers have been creating new sounds for objects in Theatre and Film for many, many years. This knowledge and practical experience is the logical starting point for the new research field of SID.
The aim of this workshop is to bring together practitioners in the fields of Film and Theatre and researchers in Sonic Interaction Design to discuss and exchange knowledge and practice in the field.
This is a rare opportunity for a highly interdisciplinary meeting of people who usually work in different contexts, but who are interested in similar issues.
We hope that this meeting will stimulate discussion and produce fruitful collaborations.
photos by Daniel Hug
Workshop Outcomes
Pauletto, S., Hug, D., Barrass, S., Luckhurst, M. (2009) Integrating Theatrical Strategies into Sonic Interaction Design, Audio Mostly Conference, Glasgow, UK
Workshop Programme
| 10:00-10:15 | Welcome and Introduction to SID | Sandra Pauletto (Local Organiser) and Davide Rocchesso (SID Project Chair) |
| 10:15-10:45 | Guest Speaker | Daniel Hug , Vertiefungsrichtung Interactiondesign, Interaction Design Program | Game Design Program, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Zurich download handout |
| 10:45-11:15 | Guest Speaker | Jerry Ibbotson, Media Mill, Audio Production Company for Games and Animations, York, UK |
| 11:15-11:30 | Coffee and tea break | |
| 11:30-12:15 | Demos and posters session 1 | |
| The Sonic Mapping Tool: Understanding the Everyday Lived Experience of Soundscapes | Graeme W. Coleman, Catriona Macaulay and Alan Newell, School of Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland download poster and see website | |
| Real-time Synthesis of Sounds Produced by Interaction with Virtual Objects | Simon Shelley and Miguel Alonso, Human Technology Interaction, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands download poster | |
| Telephonic installation | Chris Newell, School of Arts and New Media, University of Hull, Alistair D N Edwards, Department of Computer Science, University of York, see posters | |
| "HiFiVE" (Heard & Felt Visual Effects) system | David Dewhurst download poster | |
| 12:15-13:00 | The Anny in the kitchen, performance and discussion | Stephen Barrass, Faculty of Design and Creative Practice, University of Canberra, Australia see performance video |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00-14:45 | Guest Speaker | Annabelle Pangborn, Head of Editing, Sound and Music, National Film and TV School (UK) |
| 14:45-15:15 | Guest Speakers | Mary Luckhurst,Department of Theatre, Film and TV, The University of York and Paul J. Abbott, composer and sound designer |
| 15:15-15:30 | Coffee and tea break | |
| 15:30-16:15 | Demos and posters session 2 | |
| Introducing Theatre into Laptop Sound Performance | Stephen Barrass, Faculty of Design and Creative Practice, University of Canberra, Australia | |
| Venusia: Spatial electro-acoustic musical theatre with motion tracking | Andrea Santini, SARC, Queen’s University Belfast download poster and see website | |
| Exploring self-induced sonic interactions in the context of performing arts | Cumhur Erkut, Antti Jylha, Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics, Finland, Inger Ekman, Helsinki School of Economics, Center for Knowledge and Innovation Research, Finland download poster | |
| 16:15-17:00 | The Anny, performance and discussion | Mary Luckhurst and Paul J. Abbott |
| 17:00-18:00 | Final Discussion and Conclusions |
photos by Daniel Hug
Workshop Invited Speakers
Prof Mary Luckhurst, Department of Theatre, Film and TV, The University of York
Mary Luckhurst is a playwright and director. Mary has written over 15 plays for performance, which have been staged across Europe and is currently writing Country of Origin for production in Edinburgh and France. In 2002 Mary founded Out of the Blue theatre company with Mike Cordner. Mary specialises in contemporary texts and have directed notable productions of work by Martin Crimp and Harold Pinter.
Mary is a co-founder of the Department of Theatre Film and TV of The University of York, she is the Director of the MA in Theatre: Writing, Directing and Performance in the Department if Theatre, Film and Television and also teaches on the BA Theatre: Writing, Director and Performance.
Paul J. Abbott, composer and sound designer
Paul J. Abbott is a composer and sound designer with experience in writing for theatre along with concert works and installations. For Theatre Paul has composed scores for Mary Luckhurst, Mike Cordner and Julia Pascal including 'Attempts on her Life' (Martin Crimp) 'Far Away' and 'Mad Forest' (Caryl Churchill), 'Landscape' (Harold Pinter), 'The Golem' (Pascal).
Paul is completing a PhD in Composition at the University of York and his debut album Three Left Legacies was released on Idiam Records in 2008.
Daniel Hug, Vertiefungsrichtung Interactiondesign, Interaction Design Program | Game Design Program, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Zurich
Daniel Hug has a background in music, sound design, interaction design and project management in applied research. Since 1999 he investigates sound and interaction design related questions both practically and theoretically. Since 2005, he is teaching sound studies and sound design for interactive media and games at the Design department of the Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland. Hug pursues a Doctorate on sound design for interactive commodities at the University of the Arts and Industrial Design of Linz, Austria, in close exchange with the European COST-initiative "Sonic Interaction Design.
Annabelle Pangborn, Head of Editing, Sound and Music, National Film and TV School (UK)
Annabelle Pangborn has worked extensively as a composer, sound designer and supervising effects editor. She has created sound tracks for a wide range of films for cinema and television including animation, dance film, documentary and fiction.
Her many collaborations include sound tracks for the award winning animator Simon Pummell (Secret Joy, Temptation of Sainthood, Butcher’s Hook, Ray Gun Fun), filmmaker and choreographer Alison Murray (Horse Play, Bloody Mess) and award winning director Beeban Kidron (Murder, Cinderella). Other credits include Penny Woolcock’s acclaimed feature film of the opera by John Adams, The Death of Klinghoffer, George Milton’s much praised British feature The Truth, and Brian Percival’s confrontational feature on teenage sex, Pleasureland. Annabelle was awarded the Fuji Zonal Scholarship Award for her sound track for Ben Hopkins's film, The Holy Time, and the Kodak Short Film Award for her short film, Stung.
Annabelle has been a guest speaker and consultant at the School of Sound in London, Europe and Asia. She is also a guest lecturer at Goldsmiths University, London, the University of Kent Canterbury, ifs International Filmschule, Cologne and the Binger Institute, Amsterdam. She is currently Head of Editing, Sound and Music at the National Film and Television School, UK.
Jerry Ibbotson, Media Mill, Audio Production Company for Games and Animations, York, UK
Jerry was a BBC journalist for ten years and used to read the news for the likes of John Peel and Chris Moyles on Radio One. He set up Media Mill in 2000 and turned his ear for sound to developing great game audio; working on projects ranging from the original WRC game to the latest PS3 titles. Other projects include: Pursuit Force, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, Broken Sword, The Club, Buzz and Worms. Jerry still dabbles in journalism, as a columnist for Audio Media magazine.
Workshop Venue
The Dixon Studio Theatre in Wentworth College
http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/tft/resources/theatre.htm
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