Dinkum Aplikasi Seluler oleh Tobias Kappeler

Karya Dinkum Aplikasi Seluler oleh Tobias Kappeler adalah pemenang yang sangat dihormati dari 2022 A' Design Award Besi yang sangat bergengsi dalam Kategori Kompetisi Desain Teknologi Seluler, Aplikasi dan Perangkat Lunak.

BesiSeluler· 2022

Dinkum Aplikasi Seluler

oleh Tobias Kappeler

Klien: Tobias Kappeler Design

Pemenang A' Design Award Besi dalam Kategori Seluler

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Tentang Dinkum Aplikasi Seluler

Dinkum adalah aplikasi seluler untuk komunikasi audio spasial. Dinkum menempatkan percakapan jarak jauh di dalam lingkungan audio yang dapat disesuaikan. Pengguna dapat memilih salah satu dari tiga ukuran ruang, yang digambarkan sebagai intim, santai, dan penuh petualangan. Pengguna juga dapat memilih suara latar ambisonic, format suara surround bola penuh, yang sesuai dengan jenis percakapan dan para partisipan. Jarak dengan partisipan lain dapat diubah selama panggilan berlangsung. Tujuannya adalah untuk meningkatkan rasa kehadiran serta membuat percakapan jarak jauh terasa lebih alami dan lancar.

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Tentang A' Design Award Besi

Dinkum Aplikasi Seluler adalah pemenang A' Design Award Besi, pengakuan yang bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain yang baik yang memenuhi persyaratan profesional dan industri yang diharapkan dari kreasi yang dirancang dengan baik. Pemenang Besi menunjukkan keterampilan yang besar, spesialisasi yang tinggi, pemahaman ahli, dan kapasitas kreatif para penciptanya. Dinkum Aplikasi Seluler diharapkan menjadi kreasi yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai yang praktis dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Besi ini mengintegrasikan praktik terbaik industri dan memiliki karakteristik teknis yang kompeten yang terkait dengan pengetahuan teknis dan bakat. Dinkum Aplikasi Seluler dihormati karena ketelitiannya dan dirancang untuk memberikan peningkatan kualitas hidup yang membantu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik.

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Keunikan: Dinkum is a spatial audio communication tool that allows users to immerse themselves in customisable audio environments. Users can select from three room sizes (intimate, casual, adventurous) and different ambisonic (full-sphere surround sound format) background sounds that match the type of conversation and people they are speaking to. People can change their distance to other participants throughout the conversation, which adds an extra layer of interaction to remote conversations. Dinkum can increase participants sense of presence and intimacy in the conversation and increase conversation fluency.
Dimensi & Kemasan: Dinkum was developed using the 3D Tune-In Toolkit real-time binaural spatialisation tool. This was utilised as a VST plugin within Ableton Live. The 3D Tune in Toolkit simulates the reverberation of different room sizes, the distance to the listener and the direction to the sound source. For user testing, I’ve developed a signal processing path that allows me to send an audio recording from a binaural microphone through Zoom.
Tag: Communication, Spatial Audio, Interaction design, Immersive experiences, Audio & Sound, Mobile application, Teleconferencing, Conversations,
Teknologi Produksi: The project was developed through iterative prototyping, intensive user testing and a strong collaboration between academia and industry. I used different plugins for the spatialisation of mono audio files in a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) and tested the experiences with different people. Furthermore, I built a binaural microphone for in-depth user testing with multiple people. I established a signal-processing path that allowed me to test with various users while being remote.
Tantangan Desain: The challenge was to create an environment that allowed me to test with the necessary fidelity and change the audio in real-time. An additional challenge was the visual representation of a 3D space with characters on a small smartphone screen which is easy to understand, interact with and is visually pleasing and unique. I overcame this through prototyping the interactions on the phone while affecting the audio and visual interface in real-time through OSC protocol and user feedback.
Riset: The project started with an academic literature review and interviews on real-time spatialisation technologies. After intensive ideation on different applications, I moved into early experimentation and prototyping to get a better feel and understanding of the technology and its value. I used an iterative and human-centred design approach focusing on the experience. Experiments were analyzed with questionnaires with a Likert scale focusing on the presence and intimacy.
Inspirasi: Throughout the pandemic, I realised the difficulties of remote collaboration and the lack of attention to the audio side of the experience. We are flooded with visual stimuli but a lot of these experiences lack the emotional aspect of the experience. User research and secondary research into spatial audio technologies strongly informed the development. As a music producer and DJ, I’m fascinated by the emotional characteristics of audio.
Durasi Proyek: The project started in January 2021 and was developed by myself for my MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering until June 2021. The project will be exhibited at the yearly graduation show of the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London in June 2021.
Alur Operasi: To start a conversation, select the participants you want to speak to, select the room size which matches your conversations and participants, (Intimate, Casual, Adventurous) select the ambisonic background sounds and then start the call. Users can leave the room and create a new room during the conversations with individual participants. For recurring conversations, users can save groups and settings. In case a conversation drastically changes the topic.
Anggota Tim: Tobias Kappeler