DRAG

Digital Design

Interface

Winner

Good Design Award

Best in Class

Interface

Action Audio

A new way for people who are blind or vision impaired to follow the sports they love.

This ground-breaking accessibility system for sports broadcasting, brings real-time ball and player movements to life through spatial audio.

It received global media attention when launched at the 2021 Australian Open tennis tournament. It used data from ball tracking technologies, translating it through a series of sound design principles so on-court events were ‘viewable’ through audio.

An exemplar of inclusive design, it was co-designed with blind and vision impared sports fans to ensure the experience is as legible and enjoyable as possible.

Category
Digital Design
Designed By
AKQA, Tennis Australia, Monash University, Blind Tennis Association and Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria
Commissioned By
AKQA, Tennis Australia and Monash University

Action Audio