Sonification with musical characteristics: a path guided by user engagement

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2018-06Author
Middleton, Jonathan
Hakulinen, Jaakko
Tiitinen, Katariina
Hella, Juhu
Keskinen, Tuuli
Huuskonen, Pertti
Linna, Juhani
Turunen, Markku
Ziat, Mounia
Raisamo, Roope
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Sonification with musical characteristics can engage
users, and this dynamic carries value as a mediator
between data and human perception, analysis, and
interpretation. A user engagement study has been
designed to measure engagement levels from conditions
within primarily melodic, rhythmic, and chordal
contexts. This paper reports findings from the melodic
portion of the study, and states the challenges of using
musical characteristics in sonifications via the
perspective of form and function – a long standing
debate in Human-Computer Interaction. These results
can guide the design of more complex sonifications of
multivariable data suitable for real life use.