Percept
Percept is a sound-based augmented reality system designed to alter and heighten the listener’s experience of the world through real-time audio manipulation.
At its core is a high-fidelity microphone embedded in a wearable necklace, connected to a compact controller and headphones. This wearable device allows the user to modulate environmental sound - shifting between layers of reality.
Percept Sound Walks
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We offer guided sound walks led by the sound artist Nir Jacob Younessi - each taking place in a different area, urban or nature.
Participants will wear the system and explore how their perception changes when they can shape what and how they hear.
The walks are not performances, but tuning sessions - inviting reflection on what we usually filter out or take for granted.​​​
“Percept” creates a space for focused listening and active engagement with one’s surroundings. It is a meditative, interactive tool - part technology, part ritual based.
The project’s core values are presence, agency, and awareness.
We wish to turn the act of listening into a personal and transformative experience. By allowing people to “mix” the soundscape around them, we invite them to rethink the boundaries between inner and outer worlds, control and surrender.
The Team
​Nir Jacob Younessi is a sound/code designer, he fuses sound, technology, and ritual practices to create immersive sensory experiences. ​
Utilizing programming, sensors, and natural materials, his works encourage audiences to delve into profound emotional and communal connections.
His projects have been showcased in theaters, art venues, and festivals globally, igniting curiosity and transformation.
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Nir is also part of the Design collective "Reaction Time" and the co-artistic director on the contemporary circus company "Cie Suspendu" ​
Idan Itzhaky is a freelance programmer who specializes in developing circuits and software for interactive and dynamic art exhibits. He works for artists and institutions to bring creative concepts to life through technology.
His work bridges the gap between artistic vision and technical execution.
