Car+Wall

What happens in this wall: = Research: = [] Many people have cars. In fact there is approximately 0.55 cars per person in Canada/North America. This means that for every 2 people, there is a car and on average, there are 1-2 cars per household. That means a lot of people spend a lot of time in their cars. Studies show that people are generally more comfortable in their car and would rather listen to the radio vs. their own iPod or CD's.
 * 1) Go into the car
 * 2) Play music and possibly record your own voice singing
 * 3) Mix in common car noises: honks, windshield wipers, people talking, TTC, radio white noise
 * 4) Or start from those noises and add in music
 * 5) See how the music can complement the noises
 * 6) Option to post work in database
 * Different Noises**: Subway, Birds, People chattering, Yelling, Cars honking, car crashing, rain, hail


 * __Science:__**
 * In a small enclosed space (ex. car) the sound waves are heard at a faster frequency.
 * This means that the sound waves will pass each other from the walls several times, making the sound stand out more.
 * This can cause a person to think that they can sing pretty well in an enclosed space (ex. car), since they hear an over exaggerated sound.
 * Driving with the music very load in a car and singing at the same time may convince a person that they are a very good singer, eventhough in reality they may not be due to the music overpowering the sound of their voice that they seem to hear.


 * __ Exhibit Ideas: __**

The point of this portion of the exhibit is to firstly make people comfortable with the environment. Many people are well acquainted with their cars and are very comfortable. The car will give visitors a common place to sing and explore music where they are used to it. So we'll put them in a familiar environment to implant a new idea and let them try. They will discover that their own difference between noise and music isn't really that different and that when they come together, they can make music that could possibly be better than the previous.
 * __Point:__**

In the car, there will be a touch screen. The touch screen will be able to access radio and then they can pick the song that is playing and they can mash that up. They can also plug in their own iPods. The touchscreen will first start with music and then will start taking away parts of the music and then putting in noises. The goal of the visitor is to play around with the portions of sound and see if they can create something organized from noise and music or from all noise if they want a challenge. The touch screen will be in the front seat where the windshield is except propped straight up. At the sides will be a painted horizon so it looks like you're driving.
 * __Materials/Used items:__**

__**What Happens:**__ 1. They step into the car and they touch the screen. Friends can sit in the back seat. 2. They touch the touch screen and the horizon will disappera revealing a short video on some stats and why music sounds better in a car. 3. They can record their own voice to a instrumental or pick some songs. They can use radio or their own iPods. 4. They will proceed to mash up noises with the music they recorded/picked. 5. At the end they can submit their work.