Silence of Lands as a sociotechnical architecture

Silence of the Lands is a sociotechnical architecture. It combines multiple interaction spaces and social practices by means of locative media and tangible social interfaces. Goal of the sociotechnical architecture is to engage participants from local communities in the recording and mapping of their own, experienced soundscapes and in the collaborative construction of an ideal soundscape of natural quiet.

• PDA Application: Collecting ambient sounds in the natural environment
• Web Interface: Managing your soundscapes in the web community
• Tangible Social Interface: Creating a virtual soundscape in the public space