Hearing is ubiquitous and emotion-rich where vision is sectorial and information-rich
Evidence
Visual and aural perceptions differ in terms of physical facilitating mechanisms, meaning that visual cues are sectorial although the soundscape is ubiquitous. Sound has no barrier: it has a circular diffusion (all surrounding). The aural harmonization is temporal, the visual harmonization is spatial. The visual object is a physical entity, the acoustic subject is a field of energy that expresses meaningful information. Sound perception may be less rich in information than the visuals but is richer in emotion, and an intentional soundscape is an important part of design and urban planning. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology, 2082
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the reader’s broader listening-as-method thread: the aural/visual asymmetry (hearing cannot be shut off, ubiquity vs sectorial) recurs across the polyad’s soundscape books. — connects to: Unlike sight, hearing cannot be voluntarily shut off. — Almo Farina, Soundscape Ecology: Principles,…, 1438; Vision dominates hearing in localization, identification, and size judgment — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 873; Hearing evolved as an omnidirectional alarm system complementing directional vision — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1519 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Hearing evolved as an omnidirectional alarm system complementing directional vision
#corroborates(0.90) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1519 - Vision dominates hearing in localization, identification, and size judgment
#expands(0.85) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 873 - Prototypical acted emotion masks genuine hearing effects on affect perception.
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