/Sounds-of-Taipei

An interactive map of Taipei that lets you explore the city through its unique sounds.

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Sounds of Taipei

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)

For any questions about this project, feel free to contact us.

Project by:
Johanna Komesker
Mona Ruppert
Patrick Schneider
Donatus Wolf

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Database structure places.json

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]