"Meghan Deutscher, Reynald Hoskinson, Sachiyo Takashashi, and Sidney Fels. 2005. Echology: an interactive spatial sound and video artwork. In Proceedings of the 13th annual ACM international conference on Multimedia (MULTIMEDIA '05). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 937-945. DOI=10.1145/1101149.1101347 http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1101149.1101347" We present a novel way of manipulating a spatial soundscape, one that encourages collaboration and exploration. Through a table-top display surrounded by speakers and lights, participants are invited to engage in peaceful play with Beluga whales shown through a live web camera feed from the Vancouver Aquarium in Canada. Eight softly glowing buttons and a simple interface encourage collaboration with others who are also enjoying the swirling Beluga sounds overhead.

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