It’s_going_to_rain

Sound as a dynamic interface of connected experience

Using acoustic potential of connected cars to dynamically transmit environmental sound

Vehicles spend majority of their lifetime stationary. Right now, vehicle emits sounds to its environment as form of warning, alarm or as an individual entertainment. The sound of vehicles is not connected. Stationary vehicles do not participate in their environment in a visible and dynamic way.

Connected vehicle has a variety of sensing abilities that are currently undiscovered.

It’s_going_to_rain activates connected vehicles' ability to sense weather (rain), capture it sounds as well as vehicle’s ability to broadcast sound into outside environment.

Parked vehicles collect data about weather changes, aggregate them with weather patterns APIs (like wind speed and direction). Vehicles record a short sample of sound of rain (sound of raindrops resonating on vehicle’s body). This sound sample is being sent to other connected vehicles parked at selected direction and distance so they can broadcast sound of rain sample (in a sound loop) into their immediate surroundings.

Pedestrians experience ambient sound of rain as they walk in the proximity of parked participating vehicles. People have opportunity to prepare to grab an umbrella, go inside or just enjoy discretely and acoustically announced the arrival of rain sometime later (approx. 10-20 min).

It’s_going_to_rain connects vehicles to their immediate environments and uses sound as an ambient medium of participation in a shared environment. It’s_going_to_rain uses connected vehicles and their sensing, aggregating data and sharing abilities as a dynamic and participatory community asset.