How to tackle auditory interface aesthetics? Discussion and case study
Conference Proceeding
LePlâtre, G., & McGregor, I. (2004)
How to tackle auditory interface aesthetics? Discussion and case study. In Proceedings of ICAD 04-Tenth Meeting of the International Conference on Auditory Display, Sydney, Australia, July 6-9, 2004
This paper discusses the importance of auditory interface
aesthetics and presents an empirical investigation of sound
aesthetics in context. The theoretical discussion examine...
Soundscape mapping: comparing listening experiences
Thesis
McGregor, I. Soundscape mapping: comparing listening experiences. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/4284
The perceived auditory environment is an increasingly important part of people’s everyday interactive experiences. While sound design is an established discipline in media suc...
War Poets Collection Exhibition Poetry Recordings
Digital Artefact
Walker, C., Day-Lewis, D., Parker, N., Little, A., McMillan, I., Barker, P., …Ferguson, P. (2016)
War Poets Collection Exhibition Poetry Recordings. [Audio for iPad Application]
Poetry recited by Sir Daniel Day Lewis, Nathaniel Parker, Dr Allan Little, Ian McMillan and Dr Pat Barker, CBE.
How does Term-time Paid Work Affect Higher Education Students’ Studies, and What can be Done to Minimise any Negative Effects?
Journal Article
McGregor, I. P. (2015)
How does Term-time Paid Work Affect Higher Education Students’ Studies, and What can be Done to Minimise any Negative Effects?. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 3(2), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v3i2.127
This study aims to investigate the effects of term-time paid work on undergraduate students’ studies and what can be done to minimise any negative effects. Two studies were co...
Comparative Evaluation of Radio and Audio Logo Sound Designs
Journal Article
McGregor, I., & Cunningham, S. (2015)
Comparative Evaluation of Radio and Audio Logo Sound Designs. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 63(11), 876-888. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2015.0076
This study aims to explore the suitability of capturing designers’ and listeners’ experiences of sound design for a radio drama and audio logos using the repertory grid techni...
Sonifying the solar system
Conference Proceeding
Quinton, M., McGregor, I., & Benyon, D. (2016)
Sonifying the solar system. In The 22nd International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD-2016), (28-35
Sound is potentially an effective way of analysing data and it is possible to simultaneously interpret layers of sounds and identify changes. Multiple attempts to use sound wi...
Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology.
Conference Proceeding
Droumeva, M., & McGregor, I. (2012)
Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology. In Proceedings of The 18th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD2012)
In order to design auditory displays that function well within the cultural, informational and acoustic ecology of everyday situations designers as well as researchers in psyc...
Ensemble: embodied experiences in a sound and jewellery installation
Conference Proceeding
Kettley, S., Smyth, M., Arvind, D. K., Greig, F., McGregor, I., & Paechter, B. (2007)
Ensemble: embodied experiences in a sound and jewellery installation. In D. Golightly, T. Rose, & B. Light (Eds.), Create 07 Creative Inventions, Innovations and Everyday Designs in HCI
ensemble - an interactive collection of networked jewellery with gesturally determined, real time sonic output
Visualising the soundfield and soundscape: extending Macaulay and Crerar’s 1998 method
Conference Proceeding
McGregor, I., Crerar, A., Benyon, D., & LePlâtre, G. (2008)
Visualising the soundfield and soundscape: extending Macaulay and Crerar’s 1998 method. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Auditory Display
The introduction of effective auditory warnings into a shared environment requires a prior understanding of the existing soundfield and soundscape. Reifying the physical and p...
Sound Stories: A Context-Based Study of Everyday Listening to Augmented Soundscapes
Journal Article
Droumeva, M., & McGregor, I. (2019)
Sound Stories: A Context-Based Study of Everyday Listening to Augmented Soundscapes. Interacting with Computers, 31(3), 336-347. https://doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iwz024
With an increasing number of everyday operations and communications becoming both automated and autonomous, ambient intelligent soundscapes are transforming to accommodate add...