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Media Space Journal

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

I have just had an article published in Issue 1 - 2008 of Media Space Journal along with some other fine articles.

About Media Space Journal

Through the establishment of the online Media-Space Journal, Media-Space continues its role in the dissemination of emerging art and critical interrogation of electronic and digital arts culture. The Media-Space Journal is a peer-reviewed international journal of both scholarly and artistic contributions that explore the issues and ideas which are of interest to the local, national and international network of electronic, digital, experimental and new media artists. The journal encourages critical and speculative interventions in the debate and discussions concerning the production and critique of new media art forms.

The Media-Space Journal encourages submissions that extend research into critical and investigative networked theories, knowledges and practices.

ISSN: 1449 - 1443
Published in Australia
The journal is peer reviewed as per section 4.3.4 of the HERDC Specifications.

And here is the abstract to my article:

From Backpack to Handheld: The Recent Trajectory of Personal Location Aware Spatial Audio
Nick Mariette

Personal location-sensitive spatial audio describes an electronic medium within the concept of locative (audio) media, inclusive of the physically realistic medium of audio augmented reality. These concepts describe both systems and the particular forms of resultant media in which a mobile user of the system receives audio content relative to their location in the world.  Since the early 1990s, various projects have been created based on such ideas, and since then, advancement of the technology has taken the inevitable route of miniaturisation, integration and convergence with other mobile audio communication technologies.  Early systems were implemented using backpacks or roll-around cases to hold components, while current systems tend to use hand-held computing devices. This progression has arrived at a point where the medium can come closer to fully realising its full potential, however, successful implementations now rely on perceptual optimisation and creative application of the technology.

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Paris sirens field recording project

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

from ../mediateletipos))) by blanca rego

Field Recording Project

Each first wednesday of the month, Paris has a special concert to offer: from 12 to about 12.15 (noon), all the sirens of the city are being played in a clear protocol (3x siren, break of about 8 to 10 minutes, another 1x siren).

Idea:
To record a soundscape of the city and catch the sirens as an acoustic intersection and the 10 minute siren-break as an open space-perception of the soundspaces of the city.

Method:
We position several people with recording equipment from 11.55 until 12.15 on the 1st of october (next wednesday!) in the innercity of Paris (we are figuring out where exactly that could be at the moment and are curious for proposals) in acoustic spaces where intersections offer to relate to the position of the other recordings. Anybody being stuck somewhere for their work etc. at that time is also very welcome to record from where they are! Use the file format you can; 44.1KHz wav or aiff would be preferred, if possible.

Time synchronization:
We propose to call via mobile telephone a speaking clock (horloge parlante) and to record the voice on the recorder. You can call the 3699 (it will cost you 34 cents) or check http://www.horlogeparlante.com/ and read out the displayed time and then just walk to where you want to record.

Outcome:
A multichannel-work with several (at least 4) channels and speakers where one can explore the Paris soundscape with the sirens as the intersections and the 10-minutes break as an open space of the pace of the city.

How to participate:
Please let us know via mail (h.buhl@email.de) about your tuning in and the recording equipment (dataformat and type of microphone) you have. We can possibly also organize a recorder and a microphone for you.

We are looking forward to explore the city with you!

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