Auditory Display Design

2016 ◽  
pp. 246-279
Keyword(s):  
Auditory Display ◽  
Display Design

The Niche Hypothesis: Implications for Auditory Display Design

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (22) ◽  
pp. 718-721
Author(s):  
James A. Ballas
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Spectrum ◽  
Spectral Properties ◽  
Time Slot ◽  
Auditory Display ◽  
Sound Design ◽  
Display Design

Bernie Krause has hypothesized that “each creature appears to have its own sonic niche (channel, or space) in the frequency spectrum and/or time slot occupied by no other at that particular moment.” (Krause, 1987). The implication of this hypothesis is that good sound design should produce sounds that have unique spectral properties for a particular context. The semantics of the context also needs to be considered. However, this principal is difficult to satisfy because inexpensive sound generating devices have very limited (and primitive) audio capability.

Auditory Displays: If They are so Useful, Why are they Turned Off?

1993 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 549-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. King ◽  
Gregory M. Corso
Keyword(s):  
Search Task ◽  
Visual Display ◽  
Auditory Display ◽  
Display Design ◽  
Auditory Displays ◽  
Task Load ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Search Area ◽  
Subjective Workload ◽  
Possible Cause

Pilots often turn off the auditory displays which are provided to improve their performance (Weiner, 1977; Veitengruber, Boucek, & Smith, 1977). The intensity of the auditory display is often cited as a possible cause of this behavior (Cooper, 1977). However, the processing of the additional information is a concurrent task demand which may increase subjective workload (Wickens & Yeh, 1983; McCloy, Derrick, & Wickens, 1983). Pilots may attempt to reduce subjective workload at the expense of performance by turning off the auditory display. Forty undergraduate males performed a visual search task. Three conditions: auditory display on, auditory display off, and subject's choice were run in combination with nine levels of visual display load. The auditory display, a 4000 Hz tone with a between-subject intensity of 60 dB(A), 70 dB(A), 80 dB(A), and 90 dB(A), indicated that the target letter was in the lower half of the search area. NASA-TLX (Task Load Index) was used to measure the subjective workload of the subjects after each block of trials (Hart & Staveland, 1988). A non-monotonic relationship was found between auditory display intensity and auditory display usage. Evidence was found that the auditory display increased some aspects of subjective workload– physical demands and frustration. Furthermore, there was a dissociation of performance and subjective workload in the manner predicted by Wickens – Yeh (1983). The implications of these results for display design are discussed.

Embodied Aesthetics in Auditory Display

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Roddy ◽  
Dermot Furlong
Keyword(s):  
Embodied Cognition ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Auditory Display ◽  
Display Design ◽  
Auditory Displays ◽  
Mapping Problem ◽  
The Road ◽  
Embodied Aesthetics ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The Relationship

Aesthetics are gaining increasing recognition as an important topic in auditory display. This article looks to embodied cognition to provide an aesthetic framework for auditory display design. It calls for a serious rethinking of the relationship between aesthetics and meaning-making in order to tackle the mapping problem which has resulted from historically positivistic and disembodied approaches within the field. Arguments for an embodied aesthetic framework are presented. An early example is considered and suggestions for further research on the road to an embodied aesthetics are proposed. Finally a closing discussion considers the merits of this approach to solving the mapping problem and designing more intuitively meaningful auditory displays.

Auditory display design for exploration in mobile audio-augmented reality

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 987-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda Vazquez-Alvarez ◽  
Ian Oakley ◽  
Stephen A. Brewster
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Auditory Display ◽  
Display Design ◽  
Audio Augmented Reality

The Effect of Symbol Background Color on the Speed of Locating Targets by Adults Without Disabilities: Implications for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Display Design

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1482-1488
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Thistle
Keyword(s):  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
The Other ◽  
Background Color ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Display Design ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Research With Children ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Perceptual Factors

Purpose Previous research with children with and without disabilities has demonstrated that visual–perceptual factors can influence the speech of locating a target on an array. Adults without disabilities often facilitate the learning and use of a child's augmentative and alternative communication system. The current research examined how the presence of symbol background color influenced the speed with which adults without disabilities located target line drawings in 2 studies. Method Both studies used a between-subjects design. In the 1st study, 30 adults (ages 18–29 years) located targets in a 16-symbol array. In the 2nd study, 30 adults (ages 18–34 years) located targets in a 60-symbol array. There were 3 conditions in each study: symbol background color, symbol background white with a black border, and symbol background white with a color border. Results In the 1st study, reaction times across groups were not significantly different. In the 2nd study, participants in the symbol background color condition were significantly faster than participants in the other conditions, and participants in the symbol background white with black border were significantly slower than participants in the other conditions. Conclusion Communication partners may benefit from the presence of background color, especially when supporting children using displays with many symbols.

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