Title :
Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Sonification Tools for Point-and-Surface-Based Data Exploration
Author :
Franchin, Wagner José ; De Souza Watanabe, Lionis ; Levkowitz, Haim ; Minghim, Rosane
Author_Institution :
ICMC, Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
Most existing visualization tools utilize only the visual channel to represent information. Several studies have demonstrated that sonification, the use of sound as an alternative or additional channel for data representation, can help increase the dimensionality of the visual representation and aid in the interpretation of information. We introduce a new sonification module for a visual data exploration system, the Super Spider. It extends a previously developed interactive visualization tool to support data exploration using sound. We also introduce a new data sonification technique and system, 2D Sonar. We have integrated it into Super Spider. Finally, we present user studies conducted to evaluate and validate the efficacy of visual and auditory mappings devised for these tools, and their results.
Keywords :
data structures; data visualisation; Super Spider; auditory mappings; data representation; point-and-surface-based data exploration; sonification tools; visual channel; visual mappings; visualization tools; Audio user interfaces; Computer interfaces; Computerized monitoring; Data analysis; Data visualization; Graphical user interfaces; Multidimensional systems; Patient monitoring; Sonar; Timbre; Sonification; User Evaluation; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Visualisation, 2009. VIZ '09. Second International Conference in
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3734-4
DOI :
10.1109/VIZ.2009.36