Tonal Design Soundtracks - Selection Page


 First-Year Engineering Student Senior Engineering Student Engineering Expert
Low Performing Design timeline of a first-year engineering student with a low quality design Design timeline of a senior engineering student with a low quality design Design timeline of an expert engineer with a low quality design
Average Performing Design timeline of a first-year engineering student with an average quality design Design timeline of a senior engineering student with an average quality design Design timeline of an expert engineer with an average quality design
High Performing Design timeline of a first-year engineering student with a high quality design Design timeline of a senior engineering student with a high quality design Design timeline of an expert engineer with a high quality design

Sound Mapping

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PD - Problem Definition
E6 Tone (left ear)
GATH - Gathering Information
D6 Tone (right ear)
GEN - Generating Ideas
C5 Tone (left ear)
MOD - Modeling
A4 Tone (right ear)
FEAS - Feasibility Analysis
G4 Tone (left ear)
EVAL - Evaluation
E4 Tone (right ear)
DEC - Decision Making
D3 Tone (left ear)
COM - Communication
C3 Tone (right ear)

Soundtrack Version: Tonal

The Tonal version of design soundtracks is the most literal of all version. Each design activity is mapped to a specific pure tone on the pentatonic scale, with Problem Definition (PD) having the highest pitch. The start and stop of each tone is sharp and tightly tied to the underlying time-series data.

As with all design soundtracks, each activity's sound is piped to either the right or left ear. This separation is noted in the sound samples table to the right.

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