Abstract
The authors explore ways to enhance users' comprehension of complex applications using music and sound effects to present application-program events that are difficult to detect visually. A prototype system, Infosound, allows developers to create and store musical sequences and sound effects with application events, and have real-time, continuous auditory control of sounds during application execution. InfoSound has been used to create auditory interfaces for two applications: a telephone network service simulation and a parallel computation simulation. The auditory interfaces in these applications helped users detect rapid, multiple-event sequences that were difficult to visually detect using text and graphical interfaces. The authors describe the architecture of InfoSound, the use of the system, and the lessons learned.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Science |
Redaktører | Lee W. Hoevel, Bruce D. Shriver, Jay F.Jr. Nunamaker, Ralph H.Jr. Sprague, Velijko Milutinovic |
Antal sider | 6 |
Vol/bind | 2 |
Forlag | Publ by Western Periodicals Co |
Publikationsdato | 1 jan. 1990 |
Sider | 541-546 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 0818620099 |
Status | Udgivet - 1 jan. 1990 |