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    Sound Design for Exergames

    Institute for Computer Music and Sound Technology (ICST)

    The Design and Research project “Sound Design for Exergames” explores how sound design can be used both to convey information about movements but also to support engagement and motivation in the context of playing immersive exergames. 

    Exergames (exercise-oriented videogames) are becoming more popular and more effective. Besides the visual and narrative game design, the sound design of exergames is particularly important for motivation and engagement. Sound is a powerful medium for engaging physical action but also for expressing how a system responds to physical action, which also can be used in movement pattern learning.

    The Design and Research project “Sound Design for Exergames” explores how sound design can be used both to convey information about movements but also to support engagement and motivation in the context of the “ExerCube”, a physically immersive exergame setup by the Swiss Startup Sphery (www.sphery.ch). A particular focus lies on inclusion, with the aim to provide people with various bodily abilities to experience their actions in an equally empowering and motivating way. This is achieved by addressing interpretational, affective, motivational, and hedonistic aspects of sound design and perception.

    The project is a joint effort by the Department of Music (MA Sound Design, ICST), the Department of Design ZHdK (Game Design), the ZHAW Institute of Physiotherapy and the University of Waterloo with the support of Sphery AG.

    Details

    • Research Focus
      • FSP Technologie und Musikalische Praxis
    • Project Lead
      • Daniel Hug (ICST)
    • Team
      • Stefano Papetti (ICST)
    • Cooperations
      • Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken, FRGD
      • Katja Rogers, University of Waterloo CA
      • Eveline Graf, ZHAW School of Health Professions, Institute of Physiotherapy
    • Duration

      01.01.2021 – 31.03.2022

    • Research Approaches
      • Applied research
      • Artistic-scientific research
    • Disciplines

      Design, Music

    • Keywords

      Sound Design, Serious and Applied Games