Do You Think of Sound Design as an Art? If

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Essay

Do you think of sound design as an art? If so, why so? If not, why not? Why has sound design traditionally been considered a craft, and not of equal status to the other design areas? What developments in the last 50 years may account for the changes in perception about the art of sound design?

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Definitions:

Dependent Variables

The variables in scientific research that are measured as outcomes, expected to change as a result of independent variables' manipulation.

Mixed Methods Approach

A research strategy that combines quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis to enrich understanding of a topic.

Secondary Analysis

The reuse of existing data collected for a different study to pursue a research interest distinct from the original work.

Stanley Milgram

A psychologist best known for his controversial experiment on obedience to authority figures, demonstrating that people are willing to obey authority figures even to the extent of inflicting pain on others.