Bending Time
Six parts with the clock hidden: an even pulse, an unchanging motif, pulses that speed up and slow down, an irregular wait and a drone without events. At the end of each part you estimate how long it lasted, and only then see the real duration. There is no claim of any effect; how time passes varies from person to person.
Why this order? The first stage is rhythm: an even pulse at 60 beats a minute and a four-note motif repeated unchanged. The second stage is speed: the pulse speeds up from 40 to 90 beats a minute, then slows from 90 to 40. The third stage is emptiness: a single bowl at irregular intervals, then a drone with no events at all. The parts deliberately differ in length and the durations are shown nowhere; the player does not show elapsed time either. Events come at most one and a half times a second.
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Pulse
An even pulse.
Parts
- Evidence level S: Soundscape, no claimDetails
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Parts are not locked; progress stays on this device. The parts are listening practice with no claim of any effect. You can see how each session was made in its details.
Sources
The explanations in the parts rest on these sources; they make no claim of any effect. The citations were checked against Crossref, PubMed or the publisher's record.
Why duration judgements made with and without warning differ.
Timing and time perception: a review of behavioural and neuroscience findings.
A standard textbook of auditory perception: the timing of auditory events.
Moore BCJ. An Introduction to the Psychology of Hearing. Brill; 2013. ISBN 9789004252424