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

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...

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Main Authors: Chamberlain, Alan, Bødker, Mads, Papangelis, Konstantinos
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: ACM 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48486/
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author Chamberlain, Alan
Bødker, Mads
Papangelis, Konstantinos
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description 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.
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spelling nottingham-484862020-05-04T19:13:28Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48486/ Mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes Chamberlain, Alan Bødker, Mads Papangelis, Konstantinos 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. ACM 2017-10-23 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Chamberlain, Alan, Bødker, Mads and Papangelis, Konstantinos (2017) Mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Audio Mostly Conference on Augmented and Participatory Sound and Music Experiences, 23-26 Aug 2017, London, UK. Audio Autoethnography Curation Design Ethnography Heritage Maps Memory Methods Museums Music Participation Place Semantics Space Ubiquitous Computing https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=3123514.3123536
spellingShingle Audio
Autoethnography
Curation
Design
Ethnography
Heritage
Maps
Memory
Methods
Museums
Music
Participation
Place
Semantics
Space
Ubiquitous Computing
Chamberlain, Alan
Bødker, Mads
Papangelis, Konstantinos
Mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes
title Mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes
title_full Mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes
title_fullStr Mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes
title_full_unstemmed Mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes
title_short Mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes
title_sort mapping media and meaning: autoethnography as an approach to designing personal heritage soundscapes
topic Audio
Autoethnography
Curation
Design
Ethnography
Heritage
Maps
Memory
Methods
Museums
Music
Participation
Place
Semantics
Space
Ubiquitous Computing
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48486/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48486/