AIRLIE BEACH

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Location: Airlie Beach - Cannonvale

Leah Barclay

www.leahbarclay.com @LeahBarclay

Explore Queensland’s rainforests, rivers and reefs through interactive soundscapes and acoustic ecology in Airlie Beach.

Launching at the 2017 Queensland Music Festival, Aurality is an augmented reality audio project exploring Queensland’s idyllic rainforests, rivers and reefs through music, sound and acoustic ecology. The app uses GPS points along the coast of Queensland, Australia to trigger audio based on location and movement.

Walk towards the sounds (circles and images) on the map and they will play automatically when you are in the active zone. You can explore the sounds in any order at any time of day. The soundscapes will adapt and evolve throughout the festival.

AURALITY is best experienced wearing headphones.

Share your listening experiences online with #AURALITY and #QMF17

Tweet @LeahBarclay with questions.

Sunrise Airlie Beach

1 sound

Marine Life, Great Barrier Reef

1 sound

Deep Hydrophones

1 sound

Airlie Beach Hydrophones

1 sound

Aquatic Insects

1 sound

Cat Fish in Brisbane River

1 sound

Spangled Grunter (Freshwater Fish)

1 sound

Rainforest Reflections

1 sound

Noosa Everglades

1 sound

Sonic Reef

1 sound

Humpback Whales

1 sound

Airlie Beach Aquatic Soundscapes

1 sound

Marine Fish

1 sound

Water Reflections

1 sound

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