An Important Stoll - Sensing Environments - Patrick Doyle

Location: Baringa, Queensland. Suitability: Suitable for all ages and mobilities. Acknowledgement: We acknowledge the traditional land owners, the Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi people, whose lands stretched from Pine River in the south to the Burrum River in the north. This sound walk is a mobility-accessible walk along the wide footpath that runs behind the Baringa Community Centre. The walk starts to the left of the Baringa Skate Park and curves along the pond. The walk is approximately 250 metres and includes 5 sound echoes to explore. All sounds were gathered from the local environment in Baringa, around the ponds/skatepark and Blackbutt Forest, with a few additional bird calls captured at the Maroochy Botanic Gardens. The image used as the cover photo for this soundwalk features a manipulated photographic image composition. The background is a photo of some gum leaves located along this soundwalk, with a blue/green duo-tone filter applied. Superimposed over this is a repetitive cut-out image of a set of wireless headphones, with a yellow/orange duo-tone filter applied. The background image is my own and the headphones image is from a Canva stock photo.

This Echoes walk about through the Boronia Fire Trail in Mooloolah River National Park is made for people to engage with the natural environment through an immersive audio experiences. the Audio includes bird calls, Water movements, footsteps and other noises you may hear at this location, focusing on key sensory elements of the trails landscape.

A soundwalk capturing a fictional day of highs and lows as the membership jackpot draw is finally won against the backdrop of a rescue. The soundscape consists of field recordings from site mixed with a variety of field-recorded and studio-created sounds.

This is a tour of a few different species that can be found by the lake on the University of the Sunshine Coast Campus.

Spend the morning with nature. Feel the golden sun on your skin as the sun rises over the sea and peeks through the trees. The wildlife awakens as the light brightens but the rising sun. As you get closer to the top, hear the mellow wind rustling the treetop leaves. As you approach the top, enjoy the view, breath in the fresh air, and feel the world beneath you. Created for Task One, Sensing Environments.

The Spirit of the Forest is an audio experience that brings together all the intertwined parts of nature we see, touch and feel to life. It is an expression of tranquillity, peace and connection with nature, allowing us to feel interconnected to the natural world around us, which can sometimes feel so far away. This experience aims to show the beauty of our natural surroundings and give a voice to the land that we need to cherish and protect. I hope this experience emotionally moves others as much as it has moved me.

Immerse yourself in the diverse experience of the local soccer field. Follow the story of the field- from listening to the field's sounds while it's vacant early in the morning, to the sounds of the surrounding creek, to training and sitting in the goals, to ending the experience with cheering on your team at a night game. Actively listen to the various sounds that this environment harbours throughout different hours of the day. All audio recordings and images are produced from the location of Jubilee Park in Palmwoods, Queensland. The echoes sound walk experience is located on the sports field at the University of the Sunshine Coast, in order to enhance the immersive experience of a sporting atmosphere.

The walk centres around the concept that everything in nature happens in its own cycles. The cycles that are most obviously depicted in the walk are Mooloolah River National Park's forest and plant life cycles. Each part of the walk has been titled reflecting the point in this cycle. The images are of plants in the Mooloolah River National Park that reflect each point. The audio also matches as the lead tracks are recordings of the corresponding plant. It is an immersive experience as all elements link and the walk can be stopped or started at any point or go on forever, just as these cycles do.

The geolocated audio installation “Avian Harmonies” uses Echoes to create a rich and immersive experience that aims to encapsulate the diverse biospheres of the sunshine coast area by allowing listeners to enjoy their various bird calls on a single walk. The audio experience features the iconic sounds from a range of Australia’s native birds, such as Magpies, Ibises, Willie Wagtails, Rainbow Lorikeets, and many more. The audio tour was recorded using a H2 Microphone, allowing for a crisp surround sound experience that transports listeners to the environment it was captured in. Also incorporated into the project are a series of minimalist digital artworks, which aimed to combine my personal memories of these bird calls with a dream-like abstract art style. Each artwork was designed to reflect its respective audio file to create a harmonious experience. Highlighted in this project is the stunning diversity and complexity of bird calls, allowing the vast array of melodies to take centre stage with minimal disruption from other sounds. Furthermore, these soundscapes have been carefully recorded at the most opportune times of day when many bird species are highly active. By using Echoes to present the experience, it can be enjoyed at any time of day by anyone with the means to access the app, allowing a wide range of people to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of avian harmonies.