Admission requirements
Bachelor degree (completed)
Description
The Sound, Space and Interaction course focuses on created and existing interrelations between Sound, Space and Interaction. It addresses sound-based interaction, structuring interaction in space and structuring sound in space.
Part of the interrelations between Sound, Space and Interaction are determined by the physical world around us while we can shape, structure and create new relationships that build upon or even contradict the physical world.
Key concepts developed in the course are:
The concept of sonic language, including representational and non-representational forms.
The concept of interactive dialog, including aspects of control, meaning and surprise.
The concepts of sonic and spatial interaction as opposed to, for example, screen-based interaction.
It could be said that the course aims to extrapolate the abstract nature of music into interactive and spatial directions.
The course form is a combination of lectures and labs that converge towards the final project. The lectures are given over the full period of the course and are used to transmit knowledge regarding the course topic. The corresponding labs are structured in two phases. During the first phase the labs have assignments that aim to develop the student’s skills, challenge their creativity in specific ways and prepare them for the final assignment. In the second phase of the course the students use the lab to experiment and get support with the development of their final assignments.
The Sound, Space and Interaction course uses Pure Data, an open-source visual programming language for multimedia, as development platform. However, students are not restricted to this and can create combinations with other platforms.
As final assignment the students make their own interactive sound environment.
Course objectives
develop and create sound-based forms of communication (without visual means like a screen);
design and create interactive dialogues in which the participant and the system both have a certain autonomy;
design and create interaction models that incorporate the use of space;
create interactive sound environments.
Timetable
In MyTimetable, you can find all course and programme schedules, allowing you to create your personal timetable. Activities for which you have enrolled via MyStudyMap will automatically appear in your timetable.
Additionally, you can easily link MyTimetable to a calendar app on your phone, and schedule changes will be automatically updated in your calendar. You can also choose to receive email notifications about schedule changes. You can enable notifications in Settings after logging in.
Questions? Watch the video, read the instructions, or contact the ISSC helpdesk.
Note: Joint Degree students from Leiden/Delft need to combine information from both the Leiden and Delft MyTimetables to see a complete schedule. This video explains how to do it.
Mode of instruction
Lecture, Seminar
Assessment method
In order to complete the course, the students have to successfully execute the final project, successfully complete the lab assignments, actively engage in the course and adhere to the compulsory attendance.
The project grade is based on the quality, ambition and originality of the final project. The final project is judged from the perspectives of sonic language, spatial interaction and interactive dialog. The final project consists of a presentation of the work, a written report regarding the development and execution of the work, submission of all the related material including source code, sound samples, etc.
The final course grade is determined by the grade of the project and the successful completion of several lab assignments, as follows: the final course grade equals the project grade minus one full point for each lab assignment that was not completed successfully.
There is a possibility to do a retake for the project when the project grade is lower than 5.5. This normally includes the development and realization of a fully new work. The deadlines for this can be discussed with the lecturer on an individual basis.
Reading list
The course uses a combination of articles that will be communicated during the course. The deadlines regarding the reading material will be communicated through the course website as well.
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.
In this short video, you can see step-by-step how to enrol for courses in MyStudyMap.
Extensive information about the operation of MyStudyMap can be found here.
There are two enrolment periods per year:
Enrolment for the fall opens in July
Enrolment for the spring opens in December
See this page for more information about deadlines and enrolling for courses and exams.
Note:
It is mandatory to enrol for all activities of a course that you are going to follow.
Your enrolment is only complete when you submit your course planning in the ‘Ready for enrolment’ tab by clicking ‘Send’.
Not being enrolled for an exam/resit means that you are not allowed to participate in the exam/resit.
Contact
Contact the lecturer(s) for course specific questions, and the programme's coordinator for questions regarding admission and/or registration.
Remarks
Exchange students (other than Media Technology students) need to be admitted to the course before registration due to limited capacity. Contact the programme's coordinator to request admission; include a short description of your course interest and state your current study programme in your correspondence.
Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.