Data collection and analysis techniques for evaluating the perceptual qualities of auditory stimuli

Bonebright, Terri L.; Miner, Nadine E.; Goldsmith, Timothy E.; Caudell, Thomas P.

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“…This possibility of presenting movement data by a variety of sound dimensions requires a systematic approach to designing an auditory display (Effenberg, 2000a). However, auditory displays were often not systematically evaluated (Dubus, 2012) but, rather, selected in an ad hoc manner (Bonebright, Miner, Goldsmith, & Caudell, 2005). Arbitrarily designed displays may constrain motor learning by reduced motivation, distraction, or misinterpretation.…”

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Augmented visual, auditory, haptic, and multimodal feedback in motor learning: A review

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It is generally accepted that augmented feedback, provided by a human expert or a technical display, effectively enhances motor learning. However, discussion of the way to most effectively provide augmented feedback has been controversial. Related studies have focused primarily on simple or artificial tasks enhanced by visual feedback. Recently, technical advances have made it possible also to investigate more complex, realistic motor tasks and to implement not only visual, but also auditory, haptic, or multimodal augmented feedback. The aim of this review is to address the potential of augmented unimodal and multimodal feedback in the framework of motor learning theories. The review addresses the reasons for the different impacts of feedback strategies within or between the visual, auditory, and haptic modalities and the challenges that need to be overcome to provide appropriate feedback in these modalities, either in isolation or in combination. Accordingly, the design criteria for successful visual, auditory, haptic, and multimodal feedback are elaborated.

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“…Paired comparisons have analytic superiority, giving the finest dissimilarity granularity [45], and would be preferred if people were computers. For data sets beyond 30-50 items, however, user judgments deteriorate due to memory drift and fatigue, and the resulting inaccuracy and noise greatly reduces data reliability [2]. Structurally and analytically, cluster sorting and paired comparisons do converge on the same result [45].…”

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“…We need to develop more efficient means for calibration and stress testing. Possibilities include established techniques like Pathfinder [50] and hierarchical cluster analysis [13] (see also [2]) and their modification or combination into iteration-friendly processes.…”

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Foundations of Transparency in Tactile Information Design

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2008

IEEE Trans. Haptics

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Abstract-This paper places contemporary literature on the topic of unimodal single-site display of information using complex tactile signals in the context of progress toward transparent communication-placing minimal load on the user's attentional resources. We discuss recent evidence that more is possible with purely haptic display than is commonly believed, as well as procedural developments that support systematic design of transparent tactile information display, and we frame the advances required to realize significant benefits with the technology we have now. Examples used and objectives thus identified focus on establishing effective information representations and outlining efficient tools and processes for perceptually guiding icon design. Our discussion is inspired by Weiser's vision of calm technology based on locatedness and seamless movement between the center and the periphery, and it is organized along the lines of potential utility, form, and learning.Index Terms-Haptic I/O, human information processing, input devices and strategies, user-centered design.

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“…The experimental approach used similarity rating methods, free-form sound identification, and measures of perceived sound quality. The experiments were designed in collaboration with psychoacoustic experts including Terri Bonebright and Tim Goldsmith [Bonebright et al 1998]. The experiments validated that the waveletbased sound synthesis technique created perceptually convincing sounds both within and without a context.…”

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Sound is a critical component of multimodal representations of information in virtual environments. Our research program continues to develop and evaluate sound software system architectures, localization techniques, sound synthesis, and musical sonification as tools to enhance human comprehension of complex data sets. HISTORICAL CONTEXTThis work was motivated through development of Virtual Reality (VR) experiences where information was presented to participants through multisensory representations. We found there was a lack of parameterized sound models and sound tools available for incorporating into VR simulations. Gathering digitized sounds was tedious, expensive, and the end result was less than compelling. Nadine Miner attended the Santa Fe Institute ICAD Conference in 1994 and saw the work being done. Jim Ballas was a big motivator for the experimental approach because he was looking at sounds that were "perceptually convincing" rather than being "physically accurate" (how people mistook the sound of a stapler for a light switch for example) [Ballas 1993]. Miner wanted to leverage human perception, making the interpretation of the sound model more compelling, dynamic, and responsive to the VR simulation experience. Of course, this also led to the need for psychoacoustic testing to confirm the models, because a mathematical proof of the accuracy (since physical models were not being used) was not possible. Professor Thomas Caudell arrived at the University of New Mexico in 1994 and was developing a fully integrated Virtual Reality system requiring integrated sound. We decided to team our efforts to explore methods and tools for integrating sound into computer-simulated experiences. This teaming lead to the sound models discussed in this paper, along with more recent work in music.

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Data collection and analysis techniques for evaluating the perceptual qualities of auditory stimuli

Cited by 21 publications

References 14 publications

Augmented visual, auditory, haptic, and multimodal feedback in motor learning: A review

Augmented visual, auditory, haptic, and multimodal feedback in motor learning: A review

Foundations of Transparency in Tactile Information Design

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