Mapping media and meaning: Autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes

Alan Chamberlain, Mads Bødker, Konstantinos Papangelis

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Abstract

The paper presents reflections on understanding the issues of designing of locative sonic memory-scapes. As physical space and digital media become ever more intertwined, together forming and augmenting meaning and experience, we need methods to further explore possible ways in which physical places and intangible personal content can be used to develop meaningful experiences. The paper explores the use of autoethnography as a method for soundscape design in the fields of personal heritage and locative media. Specifically, we explore possible connections between digital media, space and 'meaning making', suggesting how autoethnographies might help discover design opportunities for merging digital media and places. These are methods that are more personally relevant than those typically associated with a more system-based design approaches that we often find are less sensitive to the way that emotion, relationships, memory and meaning come together. As a way to expand upon these relationships we also reflect on relations between personal and community-based responses.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 12th International Audio Mostly Conference
Subtitle of host publicationAugmented and Participatory Sound and Music Experiences, AM 2017
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450353731
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Aug 2017
Event12th International Audio Mostly Conference, AM 2017 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 23 Aug 201726 Aug 2017

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series
VolumePart F131930

Conference

Conference12th International Audio Mostly Conference, AM 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period23/08/1726/08/17

Keywords

  • Audio
  • Autoethnography
  • Curation
  • Design
  • Ethnography
  • Heritage
  • Maps
  • Memory
  • Methods
  • Museums
  • Music
  • Participation
  • Place
  • Semantics
  • Space
  • Ubiquitous Computing

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