Retail Soundscapes (10-16-18)
Kwon and Kim investigated how soundscapes influenced attention to various design elements in coffee shops.
Kwon and Kim investigated how soundscapes influenced attention to various design elements in coffee shops.
Optimizing human performance of cognitively demanding tasks
Important behavior-related implications
Herff, Dean, and Schaal probed memory performance in noisy and quieter spaces.
People developing or using sound masking systems will be intrigued by Marsh and team’s research related to overheard conversations.
Sound and food choices
Acoustical issues complicate workplace design.
Soundscaping for wellbeing
Burkus reviews research in the peer-reviewed press related to workplace environments.
Tian, Ding, Teng, Bai, and Poeppel’s research indicates that evaluations of loudness may not be as objective as they seem.