LUW SCOREBOARD
Sonic UX is urban space lived through listening; Sonic Habitat is lived space constituted through sound. Listening becomes part of how urban spaces are positioned, designed, performed, occupied, and shared. A high-quality urban space supports intentional, open relations between sound, space, body, and environment. LUW invites you to score and explore the quality of sonic habitats and lived sonic UX.
USER GUIDE
SELECT
Choose a project and route.
WALK
Follow L1 → L2 → L3. Stop. Listen.
SCORE
Rate SONIC UX and DEAR SONIC HABITAT.
CLAIM / SHARE
Claim your experience. Download your score and, upon approval, contribute your listening to the collective map.
METRICS DEFINITION
SONIC UX
Lived sonic experience: How do you experience the sonic qualities of the urban space?
The four dimensions of this score describe your situated experience as a listener:
Attunement: How attuned do you feel to the sounds of this urban space?
Legibility: How clear and understandable are the sounds of this urban space?
Agency: How much influence do you feel you have over your sonic experience in this urban space?
Recovery: To what extent does listening in this urban space allow you to recover from the rhythms and intensities of urban life?
DEAR SONIC HABITAT
Sonic qualities of urban space
What qualities does this urban space provide for sonic life?
The four DEAR dimensions of this score describe the spatial and temporal conditions that contribute to a liveable sonic habitat:
Diversity: How diverse are the sonic sources across this urban space? The range and coexistence of different sonic sources, rhythms, and presences.
Exposure: How exposed is this urban space to sound? The degree to which sound is present, persistent, or intense across the space. Lower dB(A) values score higher on the 1–5 scale.
Access: How readily can sonic refuge be accessed within this urban space?
Refuge: To what extent does the sonic environment of this space offer relief?
SOUND SOURCE MIX
Quantifies the composition of sonic sources as percentages:
SOUND SOURCES:
HUMAN: voice, footsteps, …
ANIMAL: dog bark, bird calls / song, …
TECHNO: engine roar, heat pump noise
ATMOSPHERICS: rain noise, trembling leaves sound, …
SOUND SOURCE MIX:
PRESENT SONIC MIX: Adjust the sound source registers to share your observations of sound sources present in the urban space.
DESIRED SONIC MIX: Adjust the Sound Source Registers to compose your ideal sonic environment.
SONIC SPATIAL MOTIF
A recurring or distinctive sonic pattern characterized by its spatial presence, movement, positioning, and relationship to its surrounding environment.
CATEGORY: Select the sonic source the motif belongs to.
SONIC SPATIALITY: Describe how the spatial sound motif inhabits, moves through, and interacts with space.
SONIC AFFECTIVITY: To what extent does this sonic spatial motif encourage you to move away from, or engage with and stay within, the space?
Sonic UX
Rate each dimension from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high).
DEAR Sonic Habitat
Rate each dimension from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Exposure is scored from dB(A): low dB(A) = high score.
Present Sonic Mix
What do you currently hear? Set each source as a percentage (sum = 100%).
Sonic Spatial Motif
A recurring or distinctive sonic pattern characterized by its spatial presence, movement, positioning, and relationship to its surrounding environment.
To what extent does this sonic spatial motif encourage you to move away from, or engage with and stay within, the space?
Desired Sonic Mix
How would you like the sonic environment to change?
Sonic UX
Rate each dimension from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high).
DEAR Sonic Habitat
Rate each dimension from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Exposure is scored from dB(A): low dB(A) = high score.
Present Sonic Mix
What do you currently hear? Set each source as a percentage (sum = 100%).
Sonic Spatial Motif
A recurring or distinctive sonic pattern characterized by its spatial presence, movement, positioning, and relationship to its surrounding environment.
To what extent does this sonic spatial motif encourage you to move away from, or engage with and stay within, the space?
Desired Sonic Mix
How would you like the sonic environment to change?
Sonic UX
Rate each dimension from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high).
DEAR Sonic Habitat
Rate each dimension from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Exposure is scored from dB(A): low dB(A) = high score.
Present Sonic Mix
What do you currently hear? Set each source as a percentage (sum = 100%).
Sonic Spatial Motif
A recurring or distinctive sonic pattern characterized by its spatial presence, movement, positioning, and relationship to its surrounding environment.
To what extent does this sonic spatial motif encourage you to move away from, or engage with and stay within, the space?
Desired Sonic Mix
How would you like the sonic environment to change?
Privacy Note: No personal data is collected. Submissions are anonymous: no name, no ID, no IP address is stored. Age is recorded only as a broad range, gender only if you choose to share it. Location is used only if you explicitly click "Use my location". Scores and short notes are stored for the purpose of this dashboard and, after approval, contribute to the displayed averages. Administrators have access to synthesis reports for each project and route with download options (CSV, PDF, GeoJSON). You may contact us to request deletion of a submission.