Guidelines for audio-enhancement of graphical user Interface widgets

Joanna Lumsden; Stephen Brewster; Murray Crease; Philip Gray

Guidelines for audio-enhancement of graphical user Interface widgets

Joanna Lumsden, Stephen Brewster, Murray Crease, Philip Gray

Computer Science Research Group

University of Glasgow

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Abstract

Audio feedback remains little used in most graphical user interfaces despite its potential to greatly enhance interaction. Not only does sonic enhancement of interfaces permit more natural human-computer communication but it also allows users to employ an appropriate sense to solve a problem rather than having to rely solely on vision. Research shows that designers do not typically know how to use sound effectively; subsequently, their ad hoc use of sound often leads to audio feedback being considered an annoying distraction. Unlike the design of purely graphical user interfaces for which guidelines are common, the audio-enhancement of graphical user interfaces has (until now) been plagued by a lack of suitable guidance. This paper presents a series of empirically substantiated guidelines for the design and use of audio-enhanced graphical user interface widgets.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings volume 2 of the 16^th British HCI Conference London
Editors	H. Sharp, P. Chalk, J. LePeuple, J. Rosbottom
Place of Publication	London (UK)
Publisher	British Computer Society
Pages	6-9
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2002
Event	16th annual BSC HCI conference - London, United Kingdom Duration: 2 Sept 2002 → 6 Sept 2002

Conference

Conference	16th annual BSC HCI conference
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	2/09/02 → 6/09/02

Keywords

guidelines
toolkit
earcons
widgets
audio feedback

1 Conference publication

Selecting the 'invisible' user interface development tool
Lumsden, J., 2002, People and computers XVI - memorable yet invisible: proceedings of HCI 2002. Culwin, F., Faulkner, X., Finlay, J. & Détienne, F. (eds.). London (UK): Springer, p. 365-380 16 p.
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Guidelines for audio-enhancement of graphical user Interface widgets. / Lumsden, Joanna; Brewster, Stephen; Crease, Murray et al.
Proceedings volume 2 of the 16^th British HCI Conference London. ed. / H. Sharp; P. Chalk; J. LePeuple; J. Rosbottom. London (UK): British Computer Society , 2002. p. 6-9.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication

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