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September 21, 2004
elevator / hold music @05:35 PM
so I'm trying to come up with a good method of handling "GPS free" zones (as I've been politely calling spaces like: buildings, dense forests, new york city, underwater) in my thesis project. (FYI: my thesis involves streaming audio to a PDA via wireless and in some form related to your current x,y position).
My current solution, and one I'm pretty happy with, is to keep a series of 'hold music' clips on the PDA. When a person is moving around, the system not only tracks which audio clip to stream, but also keeps tabs on the nearest 'hold music' node, such as a building, etc. If the GPS cuts out for some reason, or the wireless cuts out for a moment, the PDA will begin streaming the 'hold music.' I think maybe the GPS-loss sounds will be different than the wireless-broken sounds, as I see the former as more a part of the system (buildings are in fact part of campus, I've heard) than the latter, which I feel is similar in nature to the "technical difficulties" slides that TV networks broadcast when someone has totally blown it on air, or a feed has cut out or whatever.
Anyway, here's some clips. I think I like the idea of "broken" music right now, so I made a bunch of really slick background / elevator / hold music pieces, then broke them. These are all prototypes. I think I will describe them like I saw some of the real shit like this described on-line.
"Glistening Ocean" [.MP3]
"Glistening Ocean" [BROKEN .MP3]
Description: Light, airy guitar and keyboards are punctuated by soft background effects for an ethereal feel.
"Sunsets We No Longer Share" [.MP3]
"Sunsets We No Longer Share" [BROKEN .MP3]
Description: Sustaining, expressive orchestration provides a poignant and meditative base for romantic guitar. Minor elements of nature add hopeful note to this sentimental track.
also: is it just me, or does the title "sunsets we no longer share" title seem a little depressing. I can imagine some guy on hold for like, 3 hours listening to a track like that and jumping off a cliff or something.
here's a link to the "inspiration"
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"Sunsets we no longer share" sounds like a Don Henley track, minus the wanky guitar. I enjoy the distored video game kick used in "Glistening Ocean[broken]". I would like to talk more about this with you in person. Also, could you describe the user experience?
Posted by: SEDinehart at September 21, 2004 08:29 PM
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