An evaluation of earcons for use in auditory human-computer interfaces
CHI '93 Proceedings of the INTERACT '93 and CHI '93 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Designing earcons with musical grammars
ACM SIGCAPH Computers and the Physically Handicapped
QnA: augmenting an instant messaging client to balance user responsiveness and performance
CSCW '04 Proceedings of the 2004 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Exploring the potential of audio-tactile messaging for remote interpersonal communication
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Understanding the impact of abstracted audio preview of SMS
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
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Mobile phones offer great potential for personalization. Besides apps and background images, ringtones are the major form of personalization. They are most often used to have a personal sound for incoming texts and calls. Furthermore, ringtones are used to identify the caller or sender of a message. In parts, this function is utilitarian (e.g., caller identification without looking at the phone) but it is also a form of self-expression (e.g., favorite tune as standard ringtone). We investigate how audio can be used to convey richer information. In this demo we show how sonifications of SMS can be used to encode information about the sender's identity as well as the content and intention of a message based on flexible, user-generated mappings. We present a platform that allows arbitrary mappings to be managed and apps to be connected in order to create a sonification of any message. Using a background app on Android, we show the utility of the approach for mobile devices.