Entry #24
Noise Canceling Park
Yasuaki Tanago
A proposal to install a large number of microphone/speaker combos throughout Sony Park, effectively creating an active noise control system (i.e., the technology used in noise-canceling headphones) that lowers noise levels within the Park compared to those of surrounding areas.
Online voter comments:
Blue boxes show positive comments, Red boxes show negative comments.
The length of the striped bar represents the number of people who shared the opinion.
FOR (A): I'd like to experience this in person
FOR (B): I like how the proposal focuses on removing, rather than adding something to the city
FOR (C): I like how the proposal does not dictate how the resulting quiet space should be used; that is left to the visitors
FOR (D): In noisy modern cities, I think a quiet space like this will be a valuable luxury
FOR (E): This seems like a technically feasible idea
AGAINST (A): A somewhat quieter Sony Park doesn't seem all that meaningful
AGAINST (B): This is not feasible with the current state of technology
AGAINST (C): Eliminating sound may turn out to be dangerous in traffic-heavy Ginza
AGAINST (D): The bustling sound is actually a part of what makes Ginza unique, why delete it?
AGAINST (E): Installing many microphones and speakers may create a visually cluttered environment
AGAINST (F): This doesn't have anything to do with the notion of "cities created by everyone"
- Metadata:
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• The degree to which advanced technologies (including IT) are used
3 (Low-tech) 1 - 2 - 3 (High-tech) -
• Site-specificness: The degree to which the idea targets a specific locale
3 (Site-agnostic/universal) 1 - 2 - 3 (Site-specific) -
• Degree of commercial potential
1 (Strictly for public good) 1 - 2 - 3 (May profit some parties involved) -
• Time scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
2 (Short-term change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Long-term change) -
• Geographic scale of citizen-led changes to cities enabled by the idea
1 (Small-scale change) 1 - 2 - 3 (Large-scale change) -
• Hurdles toward participation, from a citizen’s perspective
1 (Anyone can participate) 1 - 2 - 3 (Requires expertise, time, money, etc.)