Auditory Perspective of Interfaces: An Overview
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Current paradigms of interacting with computers are predominantly visuals-centric. However, the data end-users are expected to deal with are ever-increasing, and making full use of other senses can alleviate the burden of representing the entirety of data via visuals alone. Research into the auditory perspective of interfaces is a fairly new field, with strong focus on psychoacoustics, parameters of sound in design and sonification in exploring data sets, with a lot of strong basis in designing for the visually impaired. Focus has been put into novel applications of a more soundcentric system of interfacing with computers, but more research needs to be done in looking at unified ways of sonification and also into core aspects of audio displays as a means of complementing existing displays. Despite advancements in technology, as this field is quite new, current experimental research typically are designed to confirm various aspects of sound in their feasibility for use as a natural progression from just sound used in displays as auditory icons or earcons. Other areas of research look into the use of sound in dealing and coping with large amounts of data, and models and frameworks with which to design a system for enabling a smooth transition to such a model. This report will aim to provide a brief and cursory look into several auditory research papers, covering three core aspects of the field of research in auditory human-computer interaction that are geared towards typical end-users, and not just for the visually impaired. Author
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