SONA - Seeing Sound

In the organizer's words:

SONA lets you see the world with your ears. You hear your steps on virtual surfaces and experience adventures made of interactive sound. A team of visually impaired and blind game designers has created new levels for the virtual reality game and invites you into an acoustic labyrinth.

A co-production of the Blindenverein Köln, the Sommerblut Kulturfestival, the laboratory for inclusive culture of Un-Label and SONA.

Pssst! On May 5, starting at 7 p.m. in the beautiful atrium of TanzFaktur, there will be a talk about the process of creating SONA. The evening combines the talk with concerts by Debasish Bhattacharjee, Ramesh Shotham and Keshav Purushotham. More info here.

Information on accessibility:

• SONA is a virtual reality game.
• It takes place in complete darkness.
• You have to move around the room to participate.
• No classic audio description is offered.
• The game can be experienced by listening to sounds and spoken language. It is therefore accessible for people with visual impairments and blind people.
• The language spoken in the game is German.
• Assistance dogs are welcome in the TanzFaktur, but cannot be taken into the installation.
• Wheelchair users and people with hearing impairments are welcome.
• However, the installation cannot be fully experienced.
• It would be an experiment that we undertake together.
• If you have any concerns or questions about accessibility, please contact Katharina(katharina.wuerzberg@sommerblut.de).
• Please let us know if you would like to be picked up from the nearest bus or train stop and accompanied to the event.

Note on ticket purchase:

With the purchase you choose your time slot for the VR game of 30 minutes.

The ticket system may not yet be fully accessible for people with visual impairments. If you have difficulties buying tickets via the ticket link, you can also buy tickets by phone. Simply call the ticket hotline on 0221 42 07 6000.

Note for people with disabilities:

If the "B" mark is noted on the disabled person's ID card, the person accompanying the disabled person has Free admission. However, the game is only accessible to one person, which means that accompanying persons cannot play the game.

Contact for questions about the event: tickets@sommerblut.de