Sound Design for Accessibility

@Southern University of Science and Technology

This project focuses on sound design for a central district of Shenzhen, known for its historical significance during China's economic reform and its unique cultural blend, which includes a diverse community of children, elderly residents, and tourists.

This project proposed using GPS-based soundscape navigation to design for cultural accessibility. The soundscape navigation system aims at using sound design to introduce the cultural and historical contexts of Yuanling Subdistrict to foreign athletes, who will reside in the same area during Paralympics.

Credit

Design project for Paralympics 2025, Shenzhen.

Funded by C Foundation, in collaboration with Yuanling Subdistrict Division, Shenzhen Accessibility City Joint Association (SACA), Paralympics.

This project is one of the parallel projects at Southern University of Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), and Shenzhen Technology University.

Team

Marcel Zaes Sagesser - Lead, Teacher

Hao Zheng - Web Developer

Jiayi Wen - Teaching Assistant 

Xuehua Fu - Coordinator, Research Assistant

My Role

Conceptual development - Fieldwork - Project coordination with stakeholders

Dates

Jul.  2024 - Present