Enhancing the audio listening experience with three dimensional tangibility

Sarmanella, Rafael (2025) Enhancing the audio listening experience with three dimensional tangibility. Bachelor thesis, Universitas Pelita Harapan.

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Abstract

The transition from analog to digital technology revolutionized how we communicate, access information, and interact with the world, offering enhanced speed, efficiency, and precision. While digital media now dominate daily life, analog technologies like vinyl records and film cameras are experiencing a cultural resurgence. This renewed interest stems from a desire for tangible, sensory-rich experiences and a connection to authenticity, craftsmanship, and the imperfections that analog media offer—qualities often absent in digital formats. As society navigates a hyper-digital era, analog’s tactile appeal provides a meaningful counterbalance and emotional resonance. An understanding upon the appeal of physical products, why they work, and why the demand for tangible objects are to be understood within this project and to be explored with the developed product. The objective of this project is to understand, determine, and apply the specific factors that makes physical, tangible products so great at achieving a strong user to product relationship, by creating a dedicated product that serves as a culmination of applied theories and studies. The final product serves as a testing ground and framework on whether the factors and elements applied meet the expected user to product relationship through tangibility. A proprietary audio player, which focuses upon user interactivity and the physicality of audio players, utilizes an innovative belt driven laser system to decode a dedicated 3D object into sound. The Audio storage device resembles a sculptural element that allows users to have a physical representation of their audio sample. This medium can be played like conventional platforms such as vinyls and CDs. The form and silhouette of the this storage device is determined by the audio data stored within. The design features a removable laser configuration for storage and to improve interactivity between the user and the product. By offering an experimental yet much more tangible form of audio, it hopes to enhance the audio listening experience with its unique and reimagined take on conventional audio platforms, especially the inadequacies of pure digital audio platforms.
Item Type: Thesis (Bachelor)
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Sarmanella, Rafael
01025210013
rafaelbenayasa@gmail.com
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Marsha, Olivia
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olivia.marsha@lecturer.uph.edu
Uncontrolled Keywords: tangibility; sensor; speculative; conceptual; audio; data
Subjects: T Technology > TS Manufactures
Divisions: University Subject > Current > Faculty/School - UPH Karawaci > School of Design > Product Design
Current > Faculty/School - UPH Karawaci > School of Design > Product Design
Depositing User: RAFAEL BENAYA SARMANELLA
Date Deposited: 19 Jun 2025 01:13
Last Modified: 19 Jun 2025 01:13
URI: http://repository.uph.edu/id/eprint/68678

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