The "kiki-bouba" effect shows people make intrinsic associations between sounds and shapes. A new study reveals this same ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Music envelops you like a warm blanket. The rapid tap of a snare drum provides the delicate rhythm, while an ethereal harp exudes a peaceful melody.

A little ball with one beady eye doesn’t seem like a likely platforming hero, but his (or her, I guess) simplistic and understated presence helps make the real star of Sound Shapes shine: the audio.

When people are shown a spiky shape next to a rounded one and asked which shape is called "kiki" and which one is "bouba," people from all kinds of cultures overwhelmingly associate "bouba" with the ...

Newborn chicks match “kiki” with spiky shapes and “bouba” with round ones, revealing the curious bouba-kiki effect in animals.

Ever since the Super Nintendo game “Mario Paint” let you put together a short melody that would loop while an animation played, people have been trying to figure out how to actually make music ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Music envelops you like a warm blanket. The rapid tap of a snare drum provides the delicate rhythm, while an ethereal harp exudes a peaceful melody.