Boronia Fire Trail - Jack Wareing

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.

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

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.

This walk is a personal reflection of time framed around nature, life, death and the passing of my first and only dog Vader. This work was designed to be a personal reflection of time and how the passing of time can create both hardships and beautiful moments. This walk is designed to be taken at approximately 5km/h (not too slow but not racing through), starting on the walkway surrounded by trees and ending looking at the university lake. Each Echo contains 30 seconds of audio and it is recommended you pass through each with a small amount of sound overlap, spending approximately 25 seconds in each echo would be an ideal pace, this will allow for a seamless audio visual experience. Please remember to tap on each echo as you walk through them to ensure you view each image. Please download the walk before progressing for an optimal experience. The last slide contains an instruction for you as well as a recap of all that came before it. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters upon which the University's campuses are located. We acknowledge their continuing connections to Country and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

Take a step towards this immersive and unique experience to explore aviation in Australia. The ideal walking speed for this unique and fun experience is 3.5 kms/hr, at a comfortable pace. Bert Hinkler, one of Australia's beloved pioneers provides his insight into what flying means to him. Len Maurice further composes some incredible songs about Bert Hinkler and Charles Kingsford Smith for you to experience the importance aviation has to Australia and the connection to the land it resonates. Enjoy this audio/visual experience!

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.

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.