The Value of Tactile Sound In Music Perception: Exploring Haptic Music and its Influence on UX with a Multisensory Art Installation
Ojala-Salo, Annukka (2023)
2023
Master's Programme in Human-Technology Interaction
Informaatioteknologian ja viestinnän tiedekunta - Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
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2023-05-30
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202305055301
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202305055301
Tiivistelmä
Low-frequency vibrations (LFV) have been utilized in music throughout the ages. Usually, sensing sound and music is understood in the form of hearing. However, music can be experienced both as heard and felt. The tactile sensation of music manifests itself especially with bass frequencies. Nonetheless, the valuation of the tactile form of sound and its role in the whole user experience (UX) is not well assessed.
The purpose of this interdisciplinary study is to explore tactile bass with a multisensory art installation and find out whether users find the tactile sensation of the music valuable, and if it adds liking of the installation.
A multisensory art setup was created, where visual material was running on a big screen, audio material was outputted via small bluethooth speaker, and the vibrotactile material was derived with a subwoofer. The different sense perceptions formed together a multisensory sensation, where the audio material was produced to be perceptible also in vibrotactile form. The different soundscapes were compared in auditory and vibrotactile versions, also a no audio version was taken into account. The participants’ opinions and liking were queried with semi-structured interviews.
The findings revealed the value of vibrotactile sound. Participants preferred the vibrotactile versions of the soundscapes, however the no audio soundscape gained also meaningful valuation. This research could contribute to the culture field by determining the value of tactually perceived sound [low frequency vibrations] that influence on the UX in sound related installations in culture context.
The purpose of this interdisciplinary study is to explore tactile bass with a multisensory art installation and find out whether users find the tactile sensation of the music valuable, and if it adds liking of the installation.
A multisensory art setup was created, where visual material was running on a big screen, audio material was outputted via small bluethooth speaker, and the vibrotactile material was derived with a subwoofer. The different sense perceptions formed together a multisensory sensation, where the audio material was produced to be perceptible also in vibrotactile form. The different soundscapes were compared in auditory and vibrotactile versions, also a no audio version was taken into account. The participants’ opinions and liking were queried with semi-structured interviews.
The findings revealed the value of vibrotactile sound. Participants preferred the vibrotactile versions of the soundscapes, however the no audio soundscape gained also meaningful valuation. This research could contribute to the culture field by determining the value of tactually perceived sound [low frequency vibrations] that influence on the UX in sound related installations in culture context.