All about my sound design process at the New School Parsons Design MFA Design Technology. Includes collaborations, process, point of views, opinions, research, and results, basically the entire process of making a thesis!
We intend to create a 9-stage experience leading to "Cloud 9," the
state of nirvana, tranquil bliss, or ecstasy. We draw upon the idea
that, in a classic path toward nirvana, the subject feels increasingly
lightweight and unencumbered, shedding perceived physical and mental
burdens. Our intention is to recreate this experience by programming
sound depending on the amount of users at once in this defined space. For example, if there is 1 person averages every 5 minutes in an hour time frame, then audio content is solo moments (buddhist chant, ecstasy, classical music, intimate moment.) If there is more than 2 more averaging every 5 minutes in an hour time frame, then audio content are group moments (cheering, laughing, playing, toasting, socializing, jazz music) "Cloud 9" is a
spatial and auditory representation of nirvana.
by Katherine Lee, Fiorella Gu, Gabriel Medina, & Carol Chiu