Title:
Psychophysical scaling of sonification mappings: A comparison of visually impaired and sighted listeners

dc.contributor.author Walker, Bruce N.
dc.contributor.author Lane, David M
dc.contributor.corporatename International Community for Auditory Display
dc.contributor.corporatename Rice University. Department of Psychology
dc.date.accessioned 2014-01-21T17:56:27Z
dc.date.available 2014-01-21T17:56:27Z
dc.date.issued 2001-07
dc.description Presented at the 7th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD), Espoo, Finland, July 29-August 1, 2001. en_US
dc.description Presented at the 7th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD), Espoo, Finland, July 29-August 1, 2001.
dc.description.abstract Magnitude estimation was used to determine preferred datato- display mappings, polarities, and psychophysical scaling functions relating data values (like temperature) to underlying acoustic parameters (like pitch, tempo, or spectral brightness) for blind and visually impaired listeners. The resulting polarities and scaling functions were compared to findings with sighted participants. There was general agreement between the polarities obtained with the two listener populations, with some notable exceptions. There was also evidence for strong similarities with regard to the magnitudes of the slopes of the scaling functions. The results indicate that sonification designers will need to consider whether their intended listeners are visually impaired or not. However, conclusions from this study are limited by the small sample of visually impaired participants. Further research is necessary to arrive at more definitive recommendations. en_US
dc.embargo.terms null en_US
dc.identifier.citation Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD2001), Espoo, Finland, July 29-August 1, 2001. Eds.: J. Hiipakka, N. Zacharov, and T. Takala. International Community for Auditory Display, 2001. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/50630
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.publisher.original International Community on Auditory Display en_US
dc.publisher.original International Community for Auditory Display (ICAD)
dc.relation.ispartofseries International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD)
dc.subject Auditory display en_US
dc.subject Sonification en_US
dc.subject Psychophysical calibration en_US
dc.title Psychophysical scaling of sonification mappings: A comparison of visually impaired and sighted listeners en_US
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local.contributor.author Walker, Bruce N.
local.contributor.corporatename Sonification Lab
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