The voice harvester: an interactive installation

Authors:
Nicholas True;Nigel Papworth;Ru Zarin;Jeroen Peeters;Fredrik Nilbrink;Kent Lindbergh;Daniel Fällman;Anders Lind
Affiliations:
Interactive Institute Umeå, Umeå, Sweden;Interactive Institute Umeå, Umeå, Sweden;Interactive Institute Umeå, Umeå, Sweden;Interactive Institute Umeå, Umeå, Sweden;Interactive Institute Umeå, Umeå, Sweden;Interactive Institute Umeå, Umeå, Sweden;Interactive Institute Umeå, Kista, Sweden;Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Venue:
CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2013

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Abstract

The Voice Harvester is an exploratory interactive installation that embodies human voice in physical materials. Sound input is processed, amplified and transmitted through audio drivers connected to a thin, flexible membrane that agitates the material on it. The title "Voice Harvester" is derived from the original design brief, which called for an object able to elicit non-linguistic, expressive, and naturalistic human vocal sounds to explore the full range of capability of the human voice through use of a novel, playful, and embodied interaction. This paper describes the intention, design process, construction, technical details, interaction, and planned/potential uses of this design exploration.