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Audio is the new video. 10 palpable reasons why you should experience 'Oh that sea'

The living proof can be seen just before it knocks you off your socks, or lands under a bus before your eyes: people with headphones on in traffic are not in the same bike lane as where you are riding. Not even in the same universe. Even if their eyes are open.

We don't realise ourselves how effective sound is in creating an illusion. A game with poor graphics but good sound is more addictive than a game with perfect visuals but cracking audio. Just try.

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Wijbrand Schaap

Cultural journalist since 1996. Worked as theatre critic, columnist and reporter for Algemeen Dagblad, Utrechts Nieuwsblad, Rotterdams Dagblad, Parool and regional newspapers through Associated Press Services. Interviews for TheaterMaker, Theatererkrant Magazine, Ons Erfdeel, Boekman. Podcast maker, likes to experiment with new media. Culture Press is called the brainchild I gave birth to in 2009. Life partner of Suzanne Brink roommate of Edje, Fonzie and Rufus. Search and find me on Mastodon.View Author posts

The living proof can be seen just before it knocks you off your socks, or lands under a bus before your eyes: people with headphones on in traffic are not in the same bike lane as where you are riding. Not even in the same universe. Even if their eyes are open.

We don't realise ourselves how effective sound is in creating an illusion. A game with poor graphics but good sound is more addictive than a game with perfect visuals but cracking audio. Just try.

Who e...

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