Coping with human errors through system design: implications for ecological interface design
International Journal of Man-Machine Studies
Maximising screen-space on mobile computing devices
CHI '99 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Advanced auditory menus: design and evaluation of auditory scroll bars
Proceedings of the 10th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and accessibility
Auditory icons: using sound in computer interfaces
Human-Computer Interaction
Earcons and icons: their structure and common design principles
Human-Computer Interaction
SWAN: System for Wearable Audio Navigation
ISWC '07 Proceedings of the 2007 11th IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers
Spearcon Performance and Preference for Auditory Menus on a Mobile Phone
UAHCI '09 Proceedings of the 5th International on ConferenceUniversal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Part II: Intelligent and Ubiquitous Interaction Environments
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications
Gestural interfaces: a step backward in usability
interactions
Spindex (Speech Index) Improves Auditory Menu Acceptance and Navigation Performance
ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)
Name that tune: musicons as reminders in the home
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
“Spindex” (Speech Index) Enhances Menus on Touch Screen Devices with Tapping, Wheeling, and Flicking
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
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With the rapid development of the touch screen technology, some usability issues of smartphones have been reported [1]. To tackle those user experience issues, there has been research on the use of non-speech sounds on the mobile devices [e.g., 2, 3-7]. However, most of them have focused on a single specific task of the device. Given the varying functions of the smartphone, the present study designed plausibly integrated auditory cues for diverse functions and evaluated user acceptance levels from the ecological interface design perspective. Results showed that sophisticated auditory design could change users' preference and acceptance of the interface and the extent depended on usage contexts. Overall, participants gave significantly higher scores on the functional satisfaction and the fun scales in the sonically-enhanced smartphones than in the no-sound condition. The balanced sound design may free users from auditory pollution and allow them to use their devices more pleasantly.