Crossmodal icons for information display

  • Authors:
  • Eve E. Hoggan;Stephen A. Brewster

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK;University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

  • Venue:
  • CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

This paper describes a novel form of display using crossmodal output. A crossmodal icon is an abstract icon that can be instantiated in one of two equivalent forms (auditory or tactile). These can be used in interfaces as a means of non-visual output. This paper discusses how crossmodal icons can be constructed and the potential benefits they bring to mobile human computer interfaces.