SoundTransit Lets You Hear Ambient Noise From All Over the World
Ines Freitas — January 29, 2009 — World
References: soundtransit.nl
SoundTransit brings you the opportunity to explore your planet without leaving your sofa using an innovative method of virtual travel: An online database of every type of environmental sounds recorded in every corner of the world.
In a few mouse clicks at SoundTransit, you can virtually sit underneath Lions Gate Bridge in West Vancouver, walk through the entrance of Hangzhou railway station in China and listen to the locals in the 24-hour square of Ambience Djemaa El Fna Square in Marrakech, Morocco. If you’re a local, you can also create and upload these ambient sounds of your hometown for others to enjoy.
Want more?
How about cicadas and children playing in Maraj, Brazil?
Or a celebration in Bogota DC, Colombia?
In a few mouse clicks at SoundTransit, you can virtually sit underneath Lions Gate Bridge in West Vancouver, walk through the entrance of Hangzhou railway station in China and listen to the locals in the 24-hour square of Ambience Djemaa El Fna Square in Marrakech, Morocco. If you’re a local, you can also create and upload these ambient sounds of your hometown for others to enjoy.
Want more?
How about cicadas and children playing in Maraj, Brazil?
Or a celebration in Bogota DC, Colombia?
Trend Themes
1. Sound-based Virtual Travel - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop virtual reality experiences that incorporate realistic ambient sounds from different locations around the world.
2. Online Databases of Environmental Sounds - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create platforms or apps that compile and share various environmental sounds, allowing users to virtually experience different locations.
3. User-generated Ambient Sound Content - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build platforms that enable users to upload and share their own ambient sound recordings, creating a diverse library of immersive audio experiences.
Industry Implications
1. Virtual Reality - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate realistic ambient soundscapes into virtual reality experiences, enhancing immersion and creating more authentic simulations.
2. Travel and Tourism - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop virtual travel experiences that utilize sound as a primary sensory element, allowing individuals to explore destinations without physically visiting them.
3. Audio Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create advanced audio technologies that capture and reproduce realistic environmental sounds, revolutionizing the way people experience and interact with audio.
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