Abstract
This extended abstract describes two sets of sonifications
that were commissioned by researchers from the fields of
meteorology and animal ecology. The sonifications were
created with the software synthesis program SuperCollider
[1]. The motivation for creating them was to pursue
additional levels of engagement and immersion,
supplementing the effects of visual plots. The goal is for
audiences, in particular students and laypeople, to readily
understand (and hopefully find compelling) the phenomena
being described. The approach is parameter-based, creating
“sonic scatter plots” [2] in the same manner as work
described in earlier publications [3-4].