What is Sonic Interaction?

Sonic Interaction describes the interaction between people and objects through sound (acoustic events).

"Sonic Interaction Design"
is the exploitation of sound as one of the principal channels conveying information, meaning, and aesthetic/emotional qualities in interactive contexts. (v.g. COST IC 0601; https://cost-sid.org/wiki)

Intersections-Points for the research & industry for example are "Sonification" or  "Auditory User Interfaces".
 

Terms

Interaction

20/09/2008 18:38
Interaction is a kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another. The idea of a two-way effect is essential in the concept of interaction, as opposed to a one-way causal effect. A closely related term is interconnectivity, which deals with the interactions of...

Sonic

20/09/2008 18:39
> Sonic, (adj.), of or relating to audible sounds. > -sonic-, a prefix/infix/suffix for words with meanings that relate to acoustics. (Source: wikipedia)