Synthetic Synesthesia
(Touching Sound)
This project began with an investigation into sound. The phenomenon of sound interested me because as of yet there is no solid science to explain the experience, the essence of sound. Sound waves are made up of particles that have shifted and vibrated as a bi-product of an action, they hit our eardrums, are transformed by the inner ear into electrical impulses to the brain. There is no physical way to explain how these electrical impulses create the conscious experience that is sound. This is reasoning behind sound illusions such as the “Mcgurk effect” and suggests that combining the right physical factors can create illusions of experiences. I then began developing an idea that would allow me to create an illusion of experience by fusion of the two senses, sound and touch. My aim was to create a form of synthetic Synesthesia, where the user feels like they are touching sound. By creating five textures that when triggered play a sound, which I have designed to match the corresponding texture, the object produces a multi sensory experience for the user.
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