--- key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-events type: mechanic id: phone-microphone--family-events lang: en title: External Event Recognition summary: >- An app identifies an external acoustic event or recording through signal features. The result informs the next action. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-events/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-events.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-events.md aliases: - Recognizing external sound tags: - Phone microphone interactions - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-2a01d488bdebda56 - source-13a1982c1c678a1b sources: - id: source-2a01d488bdebda56 title: 'Google MediaPipe: Audio Classification' url: >- https://developers.google.com/edge/mediapipe/solutions/audio/audio_classifier verifiedAt: null - id: source-13a1982c1c678a1b title: 'Shazam: Find Music & Concerts' url: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shazam-find-music-concerts/id284993459?uo=4' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: phone-microphone id: family-events title: Phone microphone interactions url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/phone-microphone/#family-events' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Recognizing external sound description: >- An app identifies an external acoustic event or recording through signal features. The result informs the next action. image: src: images/mechanics/sensor-shazam-1.webp width: 720 height: 1280 crop: x: 60 'y': 310 width: 600 height: 900 game: 'Shazam: Find Music & Concerts' sourceUrl: >- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shazam-find-music-concerts/id284993459?uo=4 originalUrl: >- https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/a9/38/c1/a938c111-4474-60ad-c2f8-1869ea3d53c4/b772946c-7391-483b-9702-bdb275b1ac76_en-US_2.Track_Page.png/720x1560bb.jpg credit: Apple rights: >- © Apple. Developer-distributed App Store screenshot. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'Shazam: identification result for a playing music recording' alt: 'Shazam: identification result for a playing music recording' markers: - x: 50 'y': 70 label: The result links the heard excerpt to a recording title tips: - Distinguish a found match from recognition confidence. examples: - title: 'Shazam: Find Music & Concerts' url: >- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shazam-find-music-concerts/id284993459?uo=4 endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/phone-microphone --- # External Event Recognition id: phone-microphone--family-events type: mechanic key: mechanic/phone-microphone--family-events lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-microphone--family-events/ An app identifies an external acoustic event or recording through signal features. The result informs the next action. ## At a glance ![Shazam: identification result for a playing music recording](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/sensor-shazam-1.webp) [Shazam: Find Music & Concerts](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shazam-find-music-concerts/id284993459?uo=4) · © Apple. Developer-distributed App Store screenshot. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. The result links the heard excerpt to a recording title - Distinguish a found match from recognition confidence. - [Shazam: Find Music & Concerts](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shazam-find-music-concerts/id284993459?uo=4) ## How it works The classifier selects from the trained categories with some confidence. You need the “not recognized” option. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - An event of a given type. Signal: Class “bell”, “clap”, “bark”. Usage: Trigger a game event when the selected sound appears. Access level: Recognition. - Sound search for objects. Signal: Confirmed sound categories. Application: Collect a collection: find the rustle of paper, the clink of metal, splashing. Access level: Recognition. - Animal recognition. Signal: Similarity to classes of animal voices. Application: Keep a sound diary or search for a suitable virtual companion. Access level: Recognition. - Impact material. Signal: Timbre response under controlled conditions. Application: Compare wood, metal and glass in an exploration puzzle. Access level: Recognition. - Condition of the mechanism. Signal: Deviation from recorded game patterns. Application: Based on the sound of the educational model, look for which mechanism works differently. Access level: Recognition. - Sequence of events. Signal: Class order and temporal connections. Application: Read the recipe for “knock, ringing, rustling” or restore a short scene. Access level: Recognition. - Your own sound mark. Signal: Similarity to the sample recorded by the player. Application: Assign any convenient home sound to a game command. Access level: Recognition. - Unusual sound. Signal: Deviation from the learned background. Application: Play a watchman or researcher reacting to new events. Access level: Recognition. ## Context and limits Author's design map for mobile games and interactive applications. 144 techniques in 18 groups, including basic signals, rules and combinations. Applications are design ideas and not a list of released games. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [Google MediaPipe: Audio Classification](https://developers.google.com/edge/mediapipe/solutions/audio/audio_classifier) (id: source-2a01d488bdebda56) - [Shazam: Find Music & Concerts](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shazam-find-music-concerts/id284993459?uo=4) (id: source-13a1982c1c678a1b) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors