In recent years, some countries have begun building “maglev” trains, which is short for “magnetic levitation.” A maglev train doesn’t have a conventional engine. But what if, in the future, that subway or train car wasn’t even touching the track? Anytime you have a heavy metal object moving along a metal track, like a subway, or a train, you’re probably going to end up with some screeching. To be clear, this train problem goes way beyond the New York City subway. Rose: We know that constant sound like that has real impacts on learning, on people's ability to retain information.
Studies have even shown that kids who go to school in louder areas tend to have more behavioral problems, and also tend to skew worse on tests. These hormones raise our blood pressure, which contributes to heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. When we’re exposed to loud noise, our bodies release stress hormones. We all know that loud noises can cause hearing loss, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. But standing on the one train platform and the train rolls in and you really feel like you're being stabbed in the ear. Rose: I'm the creator and host of a podcast called Flash Forward, which is all about the future. Rose: The first thing that comes to mind is the screech of the New York City subway, which is incredibly loud and is sort of emblematic of the lack of updating of that city's infrastructure. In our future sonic utopia, there will certainly be sounds we want to remove. So what will our cities and towns sound like fifty… or even a hundred years from now? What if we could collectively sound design our world? What would that sonic utopia be like, and how can we get there? Our cities and towns sound completely different now than they did fifty or a hundred years ago. Matter of fact, the sound of our world changes constantly. But it’s important to remember that our world didn’t always sound this way. Most of the time, we just accept these human-made sounds without a second thought. In our busy modern lives, it’s not often that we stop and really think about what we hear. You’re listening to Twenty Thousand Hertz. Subscribe to Flash Forward wherever you get your podcasts. To get your 20K referral link and earn rewards, visit 20k.org/refer. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at. Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced out of the studios of Defacto Sound and hosted by D allas Taylor.įollow the show on Twitter, Facebook, & Reddit.īecome a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate.
Gimme Gimme - Instrumental by Johnny Stimson Featuring Rose Eveleth, Creator and Host of the podcast Flash Forward, Acoustician Andrew Pyzdek, and Architect Chris Downey.ġ:57 AM (The Green Kingdom Remix) by Hotel Neon
In this episode, we explore the sounds of the future, and how can we use the tools we already have to build a better sounding world. It could even give us entirely new ways to experience our surroundings. Technology has the power to transform the way our world sounds. Perhaps that's one reason we had to add more excellent games to this list.This episode was written and produced by Casey Emmerling. Curiously, unlike Nintendo, Sega has given the "okay" to fan-made games - provided no money exchanges hands. Of course, not every company looks kindly on fans who choose to express their love in the form of games. They can also create entirely unique stories or combat mechanics as is the case with Undertale fan games. Updated on May 22, 2020, by Jeff Drake: Fan-made games offer a way for franchises to take on new lives or prolong nostalgia. A few of the games on this were made with the blessing of Sega, and are considered, by many, to be “must play” games in the series.
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The Sonic the Hedgehog series has one of the most active fan game communities in gaming. The bulk of these fan-made games are a bit rough around the edges (to be nice), but there are also several examples that rival, and sometimes surpass, the original games. RELATED: New "Sonic Collection" Leaked By French Retailer Think about all the famous game franchises from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras – every one of those games has a mountain of fan-made games. Many of the great game series of yore have incredibly loyal fan bases that refuse to let their beloved franchises languish in the past.
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