What is Family Association?
Family Association is an exploratory, immersive soundwalk for Manhattan’s Chinatown. Walking through the streets, you will hear fragments of oral history interviews alongside music inspired by the recorded speech. At any point during the 17-minute experience, your location in the neighborhood determines the stories and music you hear. As a result, each soundwalk yields a unique experience. More information is available on the project’s website.
How do I use the app?
For the best experience, please download the iOS app and drag the map to Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood to virtually experience the soundwalk. To help you get the most out of the experience, here is a quick introduction video on how to use the app.
About This Simulation
Below is a video of a simulated soundwalk experience. Please note that the composer has edited this video with added street sounds and highlighted specific points in the music and oral history that may not correlate with the actual walking experience.
More Information
Interviewees: Eugenie Chan, Jerllin Cheng, Frank Gee, Karen Liu, Han Yu
Project Website: https://www.gtlam.com/family-association
Video Orientation to the app: https://youtu.be/G2GZKJN-x2I
Access the app:
iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/family-association/id1613217420 (please use iOS app for best experience)
Web app: https://familyassociation.app/ (Web app works best on Android mobile device and the Chrome browser)
Score: https://www.dropbox.com/s/epk14q29mys5jmu/Lam_FamilyAssociation.pdf?dl=0
Visual design for Family Association by Ian Teraoka.