Chinese CHI Concurrent Workshops | Urban Soundscape

The Chinese CHI 2024 conference, organized by the International Chinese Association of Computer Human Interaction (ICACHI), will be held from November 22 to 25, 2024, at the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen, China.

On the first day of the conference (November 22), the SUSTech School of Design will host seven parallel workshops.

Theme

 

Exploring Urban Soundscapes: Interactive Data Visualization with ‘Urban Sound Diary’

 

Speaker: Xuehua Fu

Assistance: Zhaorui Liu, Jiayi Wen, Hao Zheng, Bocheng Zhong

 

Sound Studies Group

SUSTech School of Design

 

Info

 

Participants:

3 – 10 Participants

Workshop Duration:

09:00 – 12:00

Workshop Location:

Building C1, iPark

Workshop Language:

Chinese/English

Equipment needed:

A charged personal smartphone with a stable mobile internet connection.

 

Description

This workshop seeks to engage participants in exploring and manipulating urban sound data utilizing the Urban Sound Diary application.

 

Objectives

Through the workshop, participants will

(1) be introduced to the ‘Urban Sound Diary’ application and its functionalities;

(2) acquire the relevant theoretical knowledge of audio analysis;

(3) be encouraged to explore the urban soundscape through interactive data visualization in a creative manner;

(4) gain insight into, and engage in discussions regarding the implications of the data in urban studies, sound studies, human-centered technology, interaction design, and social computing;

(5) provide feedback on the application’s usability and features for future enhancements.

 

Target Audience

Researchers, urban planners, media artists, and practitioners interested in urban studies, data visualization, sound studies, mobile technologies, and interactive technologies.

 

Workshop Host

Xuehua Fu (MSc Computer Science, KTH, Sweden; Researcher at SUSTech School of Design, Sound Studies Group)

 

Xuehua is a computer science researcher specialized in human-centered computing. Her current research interests include sound and music computing, multisensory perception, and human-computer interaction. Xuehua joined the Sound Studies Group in July 2024. She has been leading the development of the research project “The Big Voice” about data-driven studies of urban sounds in Shenzhen, in which the app ‘Urban Sound Diary’ was created.

 

 

Acknowledgements

 

The content of this workshop is part of the research project The Big Voice: Practice-Based Research on the Development and Participatory User Study of a Novel Voice Remix App. The project is partially funded by the Key Laboratory of Intelligent Processing Technology for Digital Music (Zhejiang Conservatory of Music), Ministry of Culture and Tourism.