Listen to this - using ethnography to inform the design of auditory interfaces

Graeme W. Coleman; Catriona MacAulay; Alan F. Newell

doi:10.1007/11821731_13

Listen to this - using ethnography to inform the design of auditory interfaces

Graeme W. Coleman, Catriona MacAulay, Alan F. Newell

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Abstract

Within the wider Human-Computer Interaction community, many researchers have turned to ethnography to inform systems design. However, such approaches have yet to be fully utilized within auditory interface research, a field hitherto driven by technology-inspired design work and the addressing of specific cognitive issues. It is proposed that the time has come to investigate the role ethnographic methods have to play within auditory interface design. We begin by discussing "traditional" ethnographic methods by presenting our experiences conducting a field study with a major UK-based computer games developer, highlighting issues pertinent to the design of auditory interfaces, before suggesting ways in which such techniques could be expanded to consider the role sound plays in people's lived experiences and thus merit further research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Haptic and Audio Interaction Design
Subtitle of host publication	First International Workshop, HAID 2006, Glasgow, UK, August 31 - September 1, 2006. Proceedings
Editors	David McGookin, Stephen Brewster
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	133-144
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9783540375968
ISBN (Print)	9783540375951
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/11821731_13
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	Haptic and Audio Interaction Design: First International Workshop - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 31 Aug 2006 → 1 Sept 2006

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Name	Lecture notes in computer science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	4129

Workshop

Workshop	Haptic and Audio Interaction Design: First International Workshop
Abbreviated title	HAID 2006
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	31/08/06 → 1/09/06

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Coleman, G. W., MacAulay, C., & Newell, A. F. (2006). Listen to this - using ethnography to inform the design of auditory interfaces. In D. McGookin, & S. Brewster (Eds.), Haptic and Audio Interaction Design: First International Workshop, HAID 2006, Glasgow, UK, August 31 - September 1, 2006. Proceedings (pp. 133-144). (Lecture notes in computer science; Vol. 4129). Springer . https://doi.org/10.1007/11821731_13

Coleman, Graeme W. ; MacAulay, Catriona ; Newell, Alan F. / Listen to this - using ethnography to inform the design of auditory interfaces. Haptic and Audio Interaction Design: First International Workshop, HAID 2006, Glasgow, UK, August 31 - September 1, 2006. Proceedings. editor / David McGookin ; Stephen Brewster. Berlin : Springer , 2006. pp. 133-144 (Lecture notes in computer science).

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Listen to this - using ethnography to inform the design of auditory interfaces. / Coleman, Graeme W.; MacAulay, Catriona; Newell, Alan F.
Haptic and Audio Interaction Design: First International Workshop, HAID 2006, Glasgow, UK, August 31 - September 1, 2006. Proceedings. ed. / David McGookin; Stephen Brewster. Berlin: Springer , 2006. p. 133-144 (Lecture notes in computer science; Vol. 4129).

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Coleman GW, MacAulay C, Newell AF. Listen to this - using ethnography to inform the design of auditory interfaces. In McGookin D, Brewster S, editors, Haptic and Audio Interaction Design: First International Workshop, HAID 2006, Glasgow, UK, August 31 - September 1, 2006. Proceedings. Berlin: Springer . 2006. p. 133-144. (Lecture notes in computer science). doi: 10.1007/11821731_13

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