Evaluating a vehicle auditory display: comparing a designer's expectations with listeners' experiences

Research Output

This paper illustrates a method for the early evaluation of auditory displays in context. A designer was questioned about his expectations of an auditory display for Heavy Goods Vehicles, and the results were compared to the experiences of 10 listeners. Sound design is essentially an isolated practice and by involving listeners the process can become collaborative. A review of the level of agreement allowed the identification of attributes that might be meaningful for the design of future auditory displays. Results suggest that traditional auditory display design guidelines that focus on the acoustical properties of sound might not be suitable.

Date:

24 August 2011
Publication Status:

Published
DOI:

10.1145/2074712.2074731
Library of Congress:

TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Dewey Decimal Classification:

620 Engineering and allied operations

http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/output/203686 <p>McGregor, I., Larsson, P., & Turner, P. (2011). Evaluating a vehicle auditory display: comparing a designer's expectations with listeners' experiences. In <i>ECCE '11: Proceedings of the 29th Annual European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics</i> (89-92). https://doi.org/10.1145/2074712.2074731</p>

Citation

McGregor, I., Larsson, P., & Turner, P. (2011). Evaluating a vehicle auditory display: comparing a designer's expectations with listeners' experiences. In ECCE '11: Proceedings of the 29th Annual European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics (89-92). https://doi.org/10.1145/2074712.2074731