Learning Auditory Icons

Josh Mills

2016-02-18

Auditory Icons

“sounds that provide information about an event that represents desired data“ -Gaver

caricatures of naturally occurring sounds

Aim of this study

Procedure

Training

What I found interesting..

Testing

Results

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What does this mean/show?

10 icon limit in aircraft (Patterson and Mayfield)

So why are auditory warnings so easy to learn and replicate?

According to Fagerlönn and Alm

Direct Relationship

Indirect Relationship

Further improvements

Issues

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Real-world Application

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Questions?