Music Art Soundscapes for Augmented Reality Galleries

Psychogeography with Jack Yeats is a project centred around the development of a new methodology for multisensory design (MSD) through the design, implementation, and evaluation of a locative art experience with Augmented Reality (AR). The project explores how a new type of digital locative experiences can be used to widen access to, increase engagement with, and improve appreciation of cultural assets, and at the same time promote healthy walking habits. The core hypothesis is that the quality of locative augmented-reality cultural experiences can be improved considerably, and in a number of different ways, by improving the associated design processes, specifically by adopting Multi-Sensory Design (MSD) practices in combination with Psychogeography. The AR App is featuring the works of Irish symbolist artist Jack B. Yeats (1871- 1957) combined with original music soundscapes run on Haunted Planet platform. The audience will experience an augmented-reality GPS-based walking tour through Dublin streets, augmented with art and music soundscapes. Jack Yeats lived in Dublin from 1929 till his death 1957. Many of his paintings inspired by Dublin people and locations, such as “The Liffey Swim”, “The Flower Girl”, etc. Six digital images are provided by National Gallery of Ireland. Text narrative is based on fragments of Jack Yeats life, including letters, interviews and historical research. To strengthen Irish ethnicity of soundscapes traditional Irish songs are incorporated into design.

 

[1] Foley, D. J. (Ed.), 2009. The Only Art of Jack B. Yeats: Letters and Essays. The Lilliput Press, Dublin