This research project will examine how soundscapes captured in alpine regions can promote the expansion of environmental awareness practices to encompass survival, protection, and appreciation. It aims to record audio clips of natural ecosystems for editing and comparison of anthrophony-free sound to provoke a deeper understanding of human impact and relationship to nature. It will also demonstrate how soundscape recordings can be accompanied by data-driven short auditory cues that reflect changes within the environment as an introduction to enhanced awareness by means of adaptive and generative audio. Information gathered during the duration of this project will include location, temperature, time, distance, altitude, audio files, and editing processes. In its completed form, the data will influence an exhibition and a web-accessible version of captured Colorado mountain soundscapes that aim to present a pre-anthropocentric sense of the planet. This scale of the project will be completed for the oral defense at the conclusion of the 2023 academic year.
Proposal: An Auditory Exploration of Environmental Awareness
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