Sonification: Communicating Visual Information Through Sound
summary
The talk explains sonification as a nonverbal, sound-based method to convey visual or data features by mapping data properties to audible characteristics (e.g., changing pitch to indicate distance in car parking sensors). It examines sonification technologies and techniques for supporting people with visual impairments, presenting examples from existing apps and scientific literature and discussing the benefits and limitations of this approach.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Introduction
- 5:50Sanitization
- 7:22When not to use the visual channel
- 8:26Advantages of sanitization
- 12:39Sanitization over time
- 14:58Sanitization for people with disabilities
- 23:06Visual signification
- 29:33How our ear works
- 34:01The application for autonomous mobility of people with visual disabilities
- 36:41The metaphor of the parking sensor
- 38:01Invisible Puzzle
- 42:23Application tutorial
- 44:03Contacts
- 50:44The users
- 57:46Conclusions
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