Humanising data through sound: Res Extensae and a user-centric approach to data sonification
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Lenzi, Sara
Gleria, Francesca
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Abstract
In this paper, starting from a case study (the mixed-media data
sonification installation Res Extensae), we discuss a number of
assumptions on the efficacy of sound as a means to represent
and communicate numerical data. The discussion is supported
by the results of a questionnaire aimed at validating our
assumptions and conducted with fifteen of the participants to
the experience. At the same time, we have the ambition to
contribute to a wider debate on the value of data sonification.
We introduce the first stage of a research on sonification as a
design-driven, user-centred and multi-modal experience, in that
closer to data design practices rather than to traditional
composition and computer music. We describe the usage of
physical objects to help users to put sounds and data into a
wider context, improving the user experience and facilitating
the comprehension and retention of the meaning of data.
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2018-06
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