Finalize Proposal

Research Topic: Water Therapy

Theme: Identity and sensors

Background: It is an interactive sound installation. Sounds will be produced when users click on the buttons provided on the umbrella's handle. So users can choose which sound that they want to hear first, so on and so forth. There will be 4 buttons representing the sound of water (waves, waterfall, rain and stream).

Problem Identification: This project can be categorized under water therapy treatment (some kind of meditation) to help people have balance in their life.

Aim and Objectives: This interactive sound installation is like some kind of water meditation (water therapy). People can feel so relaxing, calm, peace and harmony when hearing the sound of rain, waterfall, waves and stream. Water meditation can reduce mental chatter and promote relaxation.

Facts about water:
- Water cleanses our wounds; washes away our sins, tears bring us release and etc.
- Water washes away our negative thoughts and emotions and restores our state of peacefulness.
- Spiritual belief (baptism and holy waters).
- Central component of some religious.
- Buddhist value: - water symbolizes purity, clarity, and calmness, and reminds us to cleanse our minds and attain the state of purity.

Motivation: I want to let people experiencing water therapy for at least once in their lifetime. Not so many people know the fact that sound coming from certain water sources can be classified as water therapy.

Ideation and Concept: Sounds will be recorded earlier, and when users choose and click any buttons provided, they will hear a sound (for each button), which is the sound of water using the speaker and earphone provided.

Review, Analysis and Precedence Studies:
http://www.feng-shui-and-beyond.com/feng-shui-symbols.html
http://www.instructables.com/id/umbrelAudio-Sound-Dome-Umbrella/
http://sci-toys.com/scitoys/scitoys/mathematics/dome/dome.html
http://anthony.liekens.net/index.php/Misc/GeodesicDome
http://www.desertdomes.com/

Sincerely,
ALIA