On water rowing training greatly benefits from sonification. However, no real-time usable smartphone based platform exists for acquisition and sonification of data measured during rowing. We propose the use of a smartphone based system, coupled with an Accrow (BeSB) data acquisition device. The whole system is able to convey the produced sound within 100ms from the movement, thus enabling the p...

In this paper we describe the development of a sonification system to represent time-dependent data. The system’s aim is to support therapists of anorexic young women to analyze questionnaires filled in by their patients. The mapping we adopted was suggested by the therapists and reflects the “mood” of the variables we used in the sonification (e.g. depression). Our main questions were, whether...

Interactive sonification can provide a platform for demonstration and education as well as monitoring and investigation. We present a system designed to demonstrate the facilities of the UK’s most advanced large-scale research wave tank. The interactive sonification of water waves in the 'ocean basin' wave tank at Plymouth University consisted of a number of elements: ocean wave generation, acq...

We present and evaluate PROMUSE: an integrated visualization/sonification system for analyzing pairwise protein structural alignments (superpositions of two protein structures in three-dimensional space). We also explore how the use of sound can enhance the perception and recognition of specific aspects of the local environment at given positions in the represented molecular structure. Sonifica...

It is generally admitted that music is a powerful carrier of emotions [4, 21], and that audition can play an important role in enhancing the sensation of presence in Virtual Environments [5, 22]. In mixed-reality environments and interactive multi-media systems such as Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMORPG), the improvement of the user’s perception of immersion is crucial. Nonetheless, the...

This paper presents a framework that transforms fingerprint patterns into audio. We describe Digiti Sonus, an interactive installation performing fingerprint sonification and visualization, including novel techniques for representing userintended fingerprint expression as audio parameters. In order to enable personalized sonification and broaden timbre of sound, the installation employs sound s...

The sound of a sonification has, like any sound, a metaphoric content. Ideally, the sound is designed in a way that it fits the metaphors of the final users. This paper suggests a metaphoric sonification method in order to explore the most intuitive mapping choices with the right polarities. The method is based on recorded interviews, asking experts in a field what they expect data properties t...

This paper describes a new approach to render sonifications for high-dimensional data, allowing the user to perceive the “main” structure of the data distribution. This is achieved by computing the principal curve of the data set, which is a trajectory that passes through the “middle” of the data and allows to define a time order on the data points. The sonification can be imagined as the time-...

We explore the sonification of x-ray scattering data, which are two-dimensional arrays of intensity whose meaning is obscure and non-intuitive. Direct mapping of the experimental data into sound is found to produce timbral sonifications that, while sacrificing conventional aesthetic appeal, provide a rich auditory landscape for exploration. We discuss the optimization of sonification variables,...

Purpose The noise and dust particles caused by the construction transport are most stakeholders experienced as disturbing. purpose of this study is to explore how sonification can support visualization in planning decrease disturbances. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents an interdisciplinary research project, combining on logistics, internet things sonification. First, a data recor...