Installation Video

Here is the installation video!

some pictures taken in southbank

Installation demoing in the field

Camera set up on one side of the walkway with very enthusiastic members

Not very discreet filming 

Workshop Feedback

Workshop conducted on the 29th of May 2015, Friday, 1400 hours 
Location: International College House at UQ
The following are the feedback received from the participants after presenting our final concept "Sound Seating".

Our very enthusiastic participants

• Attract the people with a nice sound, then once the user is comfortable, change the sound to an uncomfortable, jarring, annoying sound.

• Make the sound change based upon the user's facial expressions. Try to juxtapose their emotions.

• Make users happy with the music/sounds

• Need an incentive for users to sit down on the sound seating.

• Make sure bench is different from the other ones, give your target users reasons to interact with the installation.

• Make the bench look unique, to encourage people to sit, as if it looks like an ordinary bench, potential users can walk past it, or just look at it, instead of interacting with it.

• Place signage across from the bench, or down on the ground, with a message, to allow users to reflect upon the installation and the thesis.

• The interaction with this installation is passive.

• Perhaps you should interview the users after experiencing the installation.

• Write adjectives on buttons that user's can interact with, however, do the opposite of their desired action. e.g. User presses the 'Happy' button, but a sad, melancholic sound plays instead.

• Divide the bench into sections, where the sound changes in volume, intensity, sound type, based on where they are seated on the bench.

• Use chalk to mark things, or use permanent marker with tape.

Workshop Plan

Roughing out plans in the tutorial

Finalized workshop plan

Time	Activity	Materials	Outcome
0:00	Introduce the purpose of this workshop	n/a	None
0:05	Divide participants into pairs or groups of three (depending on the number of participants)	n/a	Create group interaction.
0:10	Present existing installations. Get users to choose an installation they think is most interesting. Get them to write aspects that attracted them to it.	Photographs of existing installations, pens and paper.	Insight on what attracted the users to the chosen installations.
0:15	Get the participants to come up with a rough installation concept  that includes the aspects that they thought were interesting.	Pens and paper	Iterate on concept and identify aspects that would make the public engage with our installation.
0:20	Present our final concept	Printed copies of concept card	Effectively convey our idea
0:25	Ask participants to brainstorm ideas that would make installation more appealing and list three on paper. Discuss their reactions and reflections of concept and present.	Pens and paper	Gain ideas to improve concept. Insight into how users react/understand the purpose of the installation.
0:30	Thank participants for attending workshop

Sound Library Resource for Installation

In looking for sounds to use with our installation, I came across the following online libraries that we can make use of.

http://www.soundboard.com
http://freesound.org
http://makerbook.net/audio/

Project concerns

Photos from our concerns brainstorming