Conveying browsing context through audio on digital talking books

  • Authors:
  • Carlos Duarte;Luís Carriço

  • Affiliations:
  • LaSIGE, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal;LaSIGE, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal

  • Venue:
  • UAHCI'07 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Universal access in human-computer interaction: applications and services
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of a study comparing the use of auditory icons, earcons and speech in an audio only interface for a digital talking book player. The different techniques were evaluated according to the identification errors made, and subjective measures of understandability, intrusiveness and pleasurability. Results suggest the use of auditory icons combined with speech whenever necessary, in detriment to the use of earcons, for applications sharing the characteristics of digital talking book players.