Dear Willem, thanks for writing to Questionbird. I'm posting your
inquiry to the nature recordists list, and I hope you will subscribe
to it immediately so you can pick up on any responses that might come
there.
-Dan Dugan
>Subject: Restorational effects of nature-sounds
>Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:20:20 +0200
>From: "Oosting, W." <>
>To: <>
>Cc: <>
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>L.S.
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>We are a Human-Technology-Interaction (MTI) research group at the
>Technical University of Eindhoven (Netherlands), interested in the
>restoration-effects of nature sounds in respect to mental fatigue
>and stress. Many studies have been, and are, done at the
>restoration-effects of visual input (I.E. pictures and movies of
>nature) but we are studying the effects of auditory information.
>We are trying to create a requirementslist to set up a system to
>reduce stress and mental fatigue using nature sounds. In this
>research stadium we are interested in a wide range of subjects. What
>type of sounds are to be used, their richness, variation and
>coherence? Do people detect a difference between synthetic vs.
>recorded sounds. What are the technical requirements in respect to
>the quality (bandwidth / mono, stereo or spatialised), placement and
>use in a specific context (home, at work, elsewhere).
>Naturally all other input regarding the subject is welcome as well.
>
>Regards,
>Willem Oosting, on behalf of the MTI-designtraject2 researchgroep
>
>Technical University Eindhoven
>Faculty Technology Management - CG MTI
>IPO 1.20
>Postbus 513
>5600 MB Eindhoven
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