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For more info visit 200acreswalk.com 200 ACRES is an immersive and site-specific soundwalk through the PSU campus and the arboretum about how we shape the nature around us, and how nature shapes us. An invitation to see the extraordinary in the mundane. .. To experience the soundwalk, you download a custom-built app and bring your own mobile device and headphones. The experience starts in front of the Eisenhower Auditorium. From there, the app will guide you through known and lesser-known paths, shedding a new perspective on familiar places. Your location and movements will conjure the sound and text you are hearing. . Layered with disarming metaphors, historical details, and personal musings, 200 ACRES will take you on a personal meditation through the physical, cultural, and geographical landscapes we inhabit. . . CREDITS Presented by Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State In association with UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Created by Marike Splint in collaboration with Jonathan Snipes - Original Music, Sound Design and Implementation Stewart Blackwood - App Developer and Technical Sound Design Jon Massey - Additional Sound Design and Implementation Cristina Bercovitz - App User Interface and Visual Design . . BEFORE YOU GO download the app on your phone allow location services when prompted charge your phone and bring your best headphones Your location and movement will change the sounds you are hearing. . . WHEN TO GO We recommend doing the walk between sunrise and sunset. Once you have downloaded the app, you can experience 200 ACRES whenever you want within those hours. The experience takes about 60 minutes. You will walk approximately 1 mile, including grass, pavement, gravel and natural soil. The walk begins at the Eisenhower Auditorium and ends in the Arboretum. From the ending point of the walk, it takes 15 minutes to walk back to the Eisenhower Auditorium. We recommend doing the walk in the morning, or between late afternoon and sunset, when often the sunlight beautifully changes. . . READY TO EXPERIENCE 200 ACRES? When you are ready to experience the soundwalk, go to the plaza in front of the Eisenhower Auditorium at the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State: Eisenhower Auditorium 1032 Eisenhower Rd State College, PA 16801 The experience starts on the plaza right in front of the auditorium. For more tips and practical information, visit 200acreswalk.com