The AudioWeb

Abstract

This paper describes the idea of a wide area information system based entirely on audio information (Audioweb). We address two issues. First, we address the issue of adding hyperaudio links to audio documents non-intrusively (Le., without the need to modify the audio track). By doing so, audio documents can be linked together to form the AudioWeb. Secondly, we show how, based on the audio format discussed previously, a series of interfaces (browsers), that enable the user to navigate a web of audio documents, can be implemented.

Interaction and Participation in Radio Plays: A Novel Approach to an Old Medium

“…Participants were initially requested to download and install the required components. This included the JAVA and JMF environment, the TAPE-Player application, and the first ten minutes of a pre-produced version of F. Dürrenmatts 1961 radio play Die Panne/The Breakdown (German version only) 2 . For comparability reasons, participants selected the role of Alfredo Traps, one of the main characters.…”

“…In the TAPE-Player concept this refers to selecting and replacing speakers for different characters or roles. This issue has been addressed by hyperaudio [2], a concept that denotes an audiobased hypermedia system. Hypermedia systems like the WorldWideWeb allow authors to create hyperlinks between pieces of content (i.e., hypernodes or frames), thereby forming a non-linear graph structure or web that users may actively navigate [25].…”