Synopsis
RecordingCoach is a location based sound recording and interview simulator designed to support the introduction and development of sound recording and interview techniques (SRIT) skills introduced in a module entitled 'DM1006 introduction to digital sound'. This module is delivered each year to level 1 undergraduates studying across more than 7 degree's in Art and Design at the University of Wolverhampton . Users of RecordingCoach are able to observe sound recording equipment being set-up; set up a virtual sound kit themselves as well as undertake both assisted and independent interviews with 2 virtual interviewees. RecordingCoach records, in real time, and saves to the host computer hard drive the independent virtual interviews, capturing microphone handling, responses to situational / environmental sound and the verbal audio exchanges. The simulator has an associated web site Open-eye.co.uk. This dummy celebrity profile site provides a back story to (and facilitates research into) Margaret Weatherby - RecordingCoach's resident virtual celebrity and primary interviewee.
Across the academic year 2005 - 2006 RecordingCoach was introduced to, and used by, around 120 first year undergraduate students studying degrees in, Video, Animation, Design for Multimedia, Computer Games Design, Multimedia Communication, Digital Media, and Television Graphics.
Background Context
DM1006 'introduction to digital sound' is a level one module offered for study across the Digital Media subject within the School of Art and Design. The student cohort profile is diverse encompassing 7 specialist degrees as well as a number of other joint pathways. Annually more than 120 students register on the module. Staff to student ratio is 1:20 and as such is delivered in a number of concurrent iterations in both semester one and two. The module aims to introduce the students to sound theory, audio recording techniques, digital audio technology and the composition of sound.
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