Radiocentrix

While shaping 3D sounds,these designers are stumbling into the new shapes of listening.

UNC Chapel Hill Endeavors published this quote:

"Three-dimensional sound researchers typically spend their time studying the shape of the listener’s head to determine how sound molds itself."

Attribution:
https://endeavors.unc.edu/real-sound-in-a-virtual-world/

At Radiocentrix, we study how to shape content around the listener's mind. Are you prepared?

Real Sound in a Virtual World Gaming giant Valve acquires Impulsonic — a UNC-created 3-D sound simulation software company started by two PhD students and faculty within the Department of Computer Science.

Yes, we know who PLENTY of folks like this!

Meet the People Who Listen to Podcasts at Super-Fast Speeds "I have often, when finding out about a new podcast with a large back catalog, made myself a 100-hour-plus playlist to catch up."

Are you listening? Are you really listening? I've been immersed in sound-work now for as semester. When this popped up in my newsfeed, I had to share it.
To the shape of sound!

The Fascinating Sonic Illusion That Makes Christopher Nolan's Movies So Tense If you've never heard of a Shepard Tone, buckle in for some super interesting music knowledge.

Get your coffee, find a quiet spot, and read this one article about the "sticky nature of sound."
Inspired writing. My best to you all,
Lee Anne

Surface Noise: What We’ve Lost in the Transition to Digital Galaxie 500’s Damon Krukowski looks at the aesthetics of noise in analog music—and what we’ve lost in the transition to digital recordings.

"Listening is the gateway drug to learning." Our tagline.

Audiobooks Turn More Readers Into Listeners as E-Books Slip Publishers saw their revenue dip early this year compared with 2015, in part because they lacked a runaway hit and the sales of e-books fell sharply.

Courage Cocktail is at it again. This week's flavor?

Courage Cocktail Radio Show #165 Long Lives-, Long View Series Episode #3 Working with our friends at UNC Chapel Hill Partnerships in Aging Program, we feature an episode about volunteering. Our guest, Martha Brunstein, leads the "Friends of Chapel Hill Library," organization. Martha shares her enthusiasm and energy with volunteers and community members of Chape...

Great design MEETS needs. Poor design creates more needs. Finally media labs are publishing research on HOW and WHY design matters to ALL of us.
Audio is the medium of urgency and, thus, we know when people trun to radio, they may be in high state of stress. Glad to see this work and look forward to more.

Designing news products with empathy: How to plan for individual users’ needs and stresses "Identifying stress cases helps us see the spectrum of varied and imperfect ways humans encounter our products, especially taking into consideration moments of stress, anxiety, and urgency."