Sonic Bloom: What If Plants Could Talk to Us?
Anushritha Yernool Sunil, MID ‘22 and Archana Ravi, MS Information Experience Design ‘21
Debera Johnson
School of Design, Industrial Design
Sonic Bloom is a soundscape that helps plant owners understand the status of a plant’s health by creating an efficient monitoring system. Using the internet of things, the soundscape behaves as an interface stimulating a deep connection between the plants and their owners.
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Product anatomy
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Layout circuit board of prototype
The soil moisture value and light condition are captured by sensors and converted into a soundscape using a programmed circuit. The sounds produced are based on the acoustics of emotions.
![examples of the different features of the app, including the on/off function and colorways to show current plant health](https://www.pratt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/9-Anushritha-Yernool-Sunil-Sonic-Bloom-What-if-plants-could-talk-to-us-Image-5.jpeg)
An app further enables the customization of these sounds and creates a database for plant owners. This aural feature gives the plants a human-like quality and improves the interaction with and understanding of the natural environment.
![Infographic of the cyclical relationship between plant, app, soundscape, and user](https://www.pratt.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/9-Anushritha-Yernool-Sunil-Sonic-Bloom-What-if-plants-could-talk-to-us-Image-2.jpeg)