Ambient Display using Musical Effects

Authors:
Luke Barrington;Michael J. Lyons;Dominique Diegmann;Shinji Abe
Affiliations:
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA;Intelligent Robotics and Communication Labs, Kyoto, Japan;Intelligent Robotics and Communication Labs, Kyoto, Japan;Intelligent Robotics and Communication Labs, Kyoto, Japan
Venue:
Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces
Year:
2006

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Abstract

The paper presents a novel approach to the peripheral display of information by applying audio effects to an arbitrary selection of music. We examine a specific instance: the communication of information about human affect, and construct a functioning prototype which captures behavioral activity level from the face and maps it to musical effects. Several audio effects are empirically evaluated as to their suitability for ambient display. We report measurements of the ambience, perceived affect, and pleasure of these effects. The findings support the hypothesis that musical effects are a promising method for ambient informational display.