Proposition of Kansei-Sound-Parameter Method

- Study on Standard Parameter Value Scales for Kansei Information Analyses (3) -

Abstract

This study described kansei-sound-parameter (KSP) method that was developed by us referring to kansei-parameter (KP) method. KSP method is a non-verbal technique for evaluating object; objects are evaluated by choosing some patterned sounds. Patterned sounds are composed by fundamental frequency, number of harmonic, and attack time et al. In KSP method, kansei information of object can obtain tendency to choose some particular patterned sounds and also the physical parameter of the chosen sounds. In this paper, first of all, it verified whether the physical parameters that used the experiment were appropriate. Next, we evaluated some scenic shots using KSP, KP, and semantic differential (SD) method. As results of KSP and KP method, it was shown that a photograph of fireworks (active event) was more peculiar than other photographs. Therefore, it was suggested that the emotional evaluation using KSP method is useful to collecting potential kansei information.