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Research on auditory displays has shown how various properties of sounds can influence perception and performance. However, a challenge for system developers is how to find signals that correspond to specific user situations and make sense within a user context. This paper presents a web-based tool called AWESOME Sound design tool. The fundamental idea with the tool is to give end users control over some aspects of the auditory stimuli and encourage them to manipulate the sound with a specific user scenario in mind. A first evaluation of the tool has been conducted in which aspects of both usefulness and usability were addressed.
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Fagerlönn, J., Liljedahl, M. (2010). Designing a Web-Based Tool That Informs the Audio Design Process. In: Ystad, S., Aramaki, M., Kronland-Martinet, R., Jensen, K. (eds) Auditory Display. CMMR ICAD 2009 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5954. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12439-6_4
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