Urban Sounds : Interactive feel of urbanization

Sammanfattning: To make use of animation and audio as a media to convey a sense of change, was an important aspect when we chose to focus on urbanisation. It is an opportunity that allows the participants to discuss how influenceable we are to the sounds we hear in our surroundings. This bachelor thesis aims to demonstrate and educate about the effects and impact of urbanisation on humans and their well-being. In order to achieve a result, we created an audiovisual interactive installation that will portray the changes that have taken place over a period of 100 years, from the early 1900s into the 2000s. Factors such as urbanization, mental health, audio and images will be treated in-depth in what way they affect human well-being in urban areas. It gave us the knowledge to understand the historical value of the use of sound and images to be able to convey our message, with the cooperation of Blekingearkivet. We chose to start with Nina Hällgrens theories about how we can create auditory sustainable urban environments in order to understand how influenceable we are by noise. Yvonne Eriksson and Anette Göthlund gave us the tools to appreciate the importance of the visual expression. In the survey, we have used methods and techniques specifically suited to support to and complete the design process that has been made.