Art of Noise Sound Memory Matching Game

Are you ready to listen closely and match swiftly? Below is an auditory memory game featuring sound objects from the Art of Noise exhibition. This is a race against the clock to match all the pairs! There are three modes in the game:
  1. Audio Mode: Rely solely on sound to find the pairs. Matching a sound reveals the corresponding object. But be careful—you only get ten incorrect matches before it’s game over!
  2. Audio + Visual Mode: As each sound plays, its object image is also revealed. While this mode provides more clues, you have less time and fewer attempts to match the pairs.
  3. Exploration Mode: Freely explore each object and listen to its sounds at your leisure.
Can you match all the pairs before time runs out? Let the art of noise guide you to victory!
Art of Noise Sound Memory Game
Time left: 120 seconds
Moves: 0
Incorrect Matches: 0

Object Credits (corresponding to numbers on images in the game):

  1. Achille and Piergiacomo Castiglioni, RR-126 phonograph, manufactured by Brionvega, 1965, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Accessions Committee purchase, by exchange, through a gift of Michael D. Abrams; photo: Don Ross

  2. Ron Arad, Concrete Stereo, 1983, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Accessions Committee fund purchase; © Ron Arad Associates

  3. RC-M90 boombox, manufactured by JVC, 1981; Collection of DJ Dials / Noah Bennett

  4. Daisuke Kajiwara, R-72 Toot-a-Loop radio, manufactured by Panasonic, 1971; Collection of Mark Edelsberg

  5. Dieter Rams, TS 45 receiver, TG 60 reel-to-reel tape recorder, L 450 speaker, and PCS 5 turntable, manufactured by Braun, 1962–65, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Accessions Committee Fund purchase

  6. System One radio and cassette player, manufactured by Nakamichi, 1978, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Accessions Committee Fund purchase

  7. iPod digital music player, manufactured by Apple, 2001, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, gift of Daniele de Iuliis

  8. 1426 jukebox, manufactured by Rock-Ola, 1947, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Accessions Committee Fund purchase