Annex I - "Description of Work"Grant Agreement • September 3rd, 2013
Contract Type FiledSeptember 3rd, 2013General information Project title 3 Sketching Audio Technologies using Vocalizations and Gestures Starting date 4 01/01/2014 Duration in months 5 36 Call (part) identifier 6 FP7-ICT-2013-C Activity code(s) most relevant to your topic 7 : Free keywords 8 voice, sound analysis and classification, gesture analysis, sound synthesis, sonic interaction design Abstract 9 Sketching is at the root of any design activity. In visual design, hand and pencil are still the primary tools used to produce a large variety of initial concepts in a very short time. However, in product and media design the sonic behavior of objects is also of primary importance, as sounds may afford seamless and aesthetically pleasing interactions. But how might one sketch the auditory aspects and sonic behavior of objects, in the early stages of the design process? Non-verbal sounds, more than speech, are naturally and spontaneously usedin everyday life to describe and imitate sonic events, often accompanied by manual