Evaluating soundscapes as a means of creating a sense of place

Turner, Phil; McGregor, Iain; Turner, Susan; Carroll, Fiona

Abstract

We report an empirical study into the creation of, and
response to, a soundscape of a computer centre. We contrast
the use of presence questionnaires, as means of assessing the sense of being-there, against a more phenomenological
approach. We conclude that we have been able to create a
strong sense of place but uncovered a number of experimental / procedural issues.

Citation

Turner, P., McGregor, I., Turner, S., & Carroll, F. (2003, July). Evaluating soundscapes as a means of creating a sense of place. Presented at International Conference on Auditory Display, ICAD 2003

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: International Conference on Auditory Display, ICAD 2003
• Start Date: Jul 6, 2003
• End Date: Jul 9, 2003
• Publication Date: Jul 6, 2003
• Deposit Date: Jun 6, 2008
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 6, 2008
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 148-151
• Keywords: Auditory environment; Soundscape; Computer Centre; Presence; Place; Perception; Subjective responses; Objective experiments; Phenomena; Measurement; Evaluation
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/1782
• Publisher URL: http://www.icad.org/websiteV2.0/Conferences/ICAD2003/paper/36%20Turner.pdf
• Contract Date: Jun 6, 2008