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collaborative audio tours? - nest0r - 2009-08-04
So, would it be interesting for those RTKers living in Japan to start a project of recording and sharing audio tours for the community to listen to/sentence mine/whatever? Something like this, but not limited to spaces like Kabukicho (I guess they figured that'd appeal to a certain type of young male Japanese learner?): http://www.tokyorealtime.com/
Another example of soundwalking: http://sarahpeebles.net/tokyo_new.htm
This follows thoughts I had here: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?pid=43233#pid43233 + http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?pid=43966#pid43966
Other useful links: PodWalks: http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:ekCrmmkxUKoJ:www.acsmcongress.org/bulletinonline/bull232/podWalks.pdf+japan+audiotour&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
Soundwalks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundwalk
Tips for making audio tours: http://thetravelersnotebook.com/how-to/how-to-make-an-audio-tour-ten-tips-from-audissey-guide-pioneer-rob-pyles/
Personally I was imagining it to be something between an audio tour and a soundwalk, where the emphasis is on language and immersion, but not necessarily 'guided' w/ voice-over while focusing on the landscape's natural spoken language rather than non-verbal ambient sounds.
So it would be schizophonia (http://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio/handbook/Schizophonia.html) but in a positive way. ;p