An interactive map of Taipei that lets you explore the city through its unique sounds.
NTUT · National Taipei University of Technology
International Program for Interaction Design and Innovation
Special Topics on Interactive Media Design (II)
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Project by:
Johanna Komesker
Mona Ruppert
Patrick Schneider
Donatus Wolf
id: exact name of the sound and photo file – name in camelCase
sound file needs to be at ./assets/sounds
photo file needs to be at ./assets/photos in *jpg (600 x 400px)
label: the description of the audio which will be displayed on the photo
googlemaps: the shortlink to the location on google maps, which opens when doubleclicking a dot
vol: how lound the song should be played on a scale from 0 (no sound) to 1 (maximum)
db: how loud the song is on a scale from 0 to 1
that creates the size of the circle when hovered
x: Latitude coordinate in decimal number
y: Longitude coordinate in decimal number
type: there are three types right now:
location: a location specific sound like the bird street
city: a sound, that is specific for taipei, but not for a specific location, like the peep at the MRT entrance
event: a sound that is only there at an specific event, like the lantern festival
time: was the sound recorded by day or by night?
author: Who recorded the sound
[fist name] [last name]