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In addition to shorter audio-visual clips (see Sonification Showcase and Sonification Suite), we have produce longer-form sonfication-based shows. These are designed to be accessible with or without the visuals. These shows have been develped in collaboration with audiences and science communication proffesionals.
A Black Hole's Journey.
A Black Hole's Journey.
A Black Hole's Journey is the sequel to Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System. Captain Lambert and Audio Universe Tours return to take the audience on a new adventure. A cosmic journey to learn about stars takes an unexpected twist, when the Sonic Explorer spacecraft stumbles upon a black hole. The audience are taken on an exciting adventure using both sound and visuals to communicate how black holes are formed, how they are found, and how some are supermassive!
A Black Hole's Journey is due to be released in September 2026.
Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System.
Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System.
Our first 'flagship' project was the show "Audio Universe: Tour or the Solar System", released in 2021. This is free for use under a CC-BY license. This show represents everything in the Solar System with sounds, as well as with visuals. The audience is taken on a journey with Captain Lambert, and real-life blind astronomer Dr Nic Bonne.
It is available for viewing on YouTube, as well as for planetariums (full-dome format). The show is designed to be accessible to people with all levels of vision, and has proven to be engaging for a variety of special educational needs and disability groups. It has been released in multiple languages and we even re-made the whole sound track "Caribbean Style" to be more applicable to audiences in that region (e.g., using regional musical instruments).
Find more about how the show was created on our Tour of the Solar System pages.
For direct access to the planetarium format, and sound track (in multiple languages), visit the ESO fulldome archive.
For direct access to download the flat-screen version (only English) visit this ESO archive page.
A Dark Tour of the Universe
A Dark Tour of the Universe
In 2019 we teamed up with BMW and Arup Acoustic Engineers to make our first ever sonification-based show. This was exhibited at the British Science Festival. A preview of this show, which was used to guide the design of our future was is available on the pages about A Dark Tour of the Universe.
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