Sound
The audio is one of the most essential parts of the game since the whole game is displayed solely in sound. Therefore we have put much effort in the construction of the audio. The audio in the game is displayed over 8 speakers that are set up around the playground. We chose to work with speakers instead of headphones, because of two reasons: First of all headphones can distort the natural perception of their environment that the visually impaired base on their hearing. Secondly we wanted to create communication and interaction between the users, which is more difficult otherwise.
The sound is controlled by Max/MSP-software engine that also controls the game and the tracking system. You can hear a few samples of the sounds that we have used in the game here. Keep in mind that that in the game they are displayed over 8 speakers so the experience will differ.
