Sonic Scapes is an interactive, generative design installation that looks to explore how perceptive connections between sound and color can be used to encourage behavior through intuitive interaction. Sound and color are examined as parallel properties with shared traits, behaviors and sensory appeal. The installation consists of a series of programs built in Processing that translate real-time sound – pitch, volume, and timbre – into visual, generative compositions, to exchange one sensory experience for another. Visuals from these 'audiograph' programs are projected onto large textile banners, works of photography further manipulated based on sound wave recordings of specific environments. The goal of the overall interface environment is to evoke a sense of place not fully captured through just photography or video and use imagery to connect users more intuitively with technology interfaces. Each program also functions purely as a work of generative design.
