Wireless Headphones

Sound is very important to the piece. The sound is the sole output from the work, and will determine the success of the piece. Obviously we want the user to be able to move freely around the room, enabling them to explore the piece as they wish. This left us with two options, either we could use speakers and play it into the room or the user could wear headphones. We decided that we would use wireless headphones in the piece. Wireless headphones will enable the user to move freely without trailing wires, which could be hazardous. The headphones would also mean that the sound is very individual to the user. The sound will move with the user, unlike if they were moving around a speaker system. The use of headphones will also prevent users waiting outside the room from overhearing anything and potentially forfeiting the mystery behind what is in the room, and changing the dynamics of the piece.

The receiver that comes with the headphones admits a wireless signal to the headphones transmitting the sound. As we don't know how the user will move around the room we have decided to attach it to the ceiling of the room which should rule out the possibility of losing signal.