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Probing Human-Soundscape Interaction Using Observational User Experience Methods

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Selman Yücetürk,

Mohammad Obaid,

Asιm Evren YantaçAuthors Info & Claims

NordiCHI '16: Proceedings of the 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Article No.: 33, Pages 1 - 4

https://doi.org/10.1145/2971485.2971495

Published: 23 October 2016 Publication History

Abstract

Sound, whose perception depends on spatial, temporal and cognitive factors, is an intangible issue within interaction design. It is not very easy for interaction designers to explore, understand, or ideate on this intangible and complex phenomenon as they mostly rely on visual language, sketches, or physical prototypes. In this paper, we present initial insights to the design of an interactive mediated sound reality system, which refines the users' interaction with a soundscape. The main contribution of this study is the insights gathered through the use of three observational user experience (UX) methods: (1) note- taking in soundwalks; (2) soundscape visualization; (3) auditory journey maps to overcome the above-mentioned difficulty in rationalizing the intangibility of human- soundscape interaction with focusing, recording and reflecting spatial, temporal and interactive aspects of soundscape.

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DOI:10.1145/2971485

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University of Aarhus
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Roddy S(2024)The Design and Formalization of an Embodied Soundscape Sonification FrameworkInternational Journal of Human–Computer Interaction10.1080/10447318.2024.2429757(1-15)Online publication date: 22-Nov-2024
https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2024.2429757
Haas GStemasov ERietzler MRukzio EWakkary RAndersen KOdom WDesjardins APetersen M(2020)Interactive Auditory Mediated RealityProceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3357236.3395493(2035-2050)Online publication date: 3-Jul-2020
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3357236.3395493
Stemasov EHaas GRietzler MRukzio EBaudisch PSchmidt AWilson A(2018)Augmenting Human Hearing Through Interactive Auditory Mediated RealityAdjunct Proceedings of the 31st Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology10.1145/3266037.3266104(69-71)Online publication date: 11-Oct-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3266037.3266104
Sperano IRoberge JBénech PTrgalova JAndruchow R(2018)Exploring New Usages of Journey Maps: Introducing the Pedagogical and the Project Planning Journey MapsProceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018)10.1007/978-3-319-96071-5_99(964-982)Online publication date: 11-Aug-2018
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