On the Development of an Enactive Soundwalking Device
Computer Music Journal June 12, 2026 Margaret Kogos
The SEEk (Sonic Environment Exploration Kit) is an enactive soundwalking device that uses environmental data sonification to help people reconnect with their surroundings. Modern technologies often disrupt healthy information exchange between humans and their environments. This article argues that technologically mediated soundwalking can reduce those barriers, grounding the device in 4E cognition, ecological psychoacoustics, and auditory augmentation. It emphasizes the psychological, anthropological, and biological value of mindful connection with the world. After a theoretical overview, the article describes SEEk's hardware and modular software system, then reflects on the current prototype and its potential for future expansion.