SOUND SCULPTOR

Concept Prototype

Sound Sculptor is a single-player puzzle platformer designed to help children and young adults to better conceptualize the physics of sound waves. Some of the topics that are displayed throughout the game are:

Wave Frequency

Wave Amplitude

Superposition    

The Doppler Effect

Constructive Interference

Resonance

Destructive Interference

Reflection

Absorption

Not only does the game function as a tool for learning basic wave physics, but it presents the user with interesting puzzles and problems that will engage their ability to think critically. The two principals of learning emphasized in this game are “skills and strategies” and “systems thinking.” Sound Sculptor could be developed as an application for personal computers and potentially ported for access on mobile devices as well.