----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ICAD: The 1st WORKSHOP on “Sonic Information Design: Framework, Approach, and Application”
New York June 22 (Sun), 2014 @ICAD 2014 (http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/icad2014/)
Submission Deadline: April 11 (Fri), 2014
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Submissions due: April 11 (Fri), 2014 (2-4 page position paper with the ICAD format)
Notification of acceptance: April 29 (Tue), 2014
Submission of final camera-ready paper: May 6 (Tue), 2014
Workshop: June 22 (Sun), 2014
Description
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In this workshop, we aim at outlining the “design” aspects of auditory displays and sonification. Research
has proposed that multiple populations (e.g., visually impaired or blind people, children, older adults, etc.)
can benefit from auditory displays and sonification. Well-designed auditory displays and sonification can
supplement or replace visual displays to enhance user experience and accessibility. Despite the increase of
research on auditory displays and sonification, auditory displays and sonification have been still treated
peripherally and sporadically in industry and academia. Further discussion is required to have a general
consensus among researchers and practitioners about the standardized design framework and approach.
There have been recent attempts at ICAD to define sonification as a scientific project and to accept only
research carried out using the scientific method. Based on this background, the goal of the
present workshop is to examine the current status quo of the “design research” of auditory displays and
sonification in terms of both theory and practice. If we agree that sonification is a purposeful mapping
between sound and meaning or making an organized sound from the semiotics perspective, all the
processes of mapping and organizing sound could belong to design research. To refer to design research in
the auditory domain, we coin the term “sonic information design”, including auditory displays, auditory user
interfaces, and sonification, etc.
Papers at this workshop will document the history of design research at ICAD conferences, extend design
methods from other domains to sonic information design, and explore a design oriented definition of
sonification. Presentations of the position papers and posters will be followed by group discussion sessions.
This workshop should lay the foundation for a special issue with journal of design research.
Workshop Topics
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Framework
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Paradigm, theory, and model of sonic information design
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Aesthetics theory of sonic information design
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Standardized protocol for sonic information research
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Design strategies combining speech and non-speech sounds
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Potential/practical challenges in the domain and strategies to overcome those issues
Approach
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Human Factors approach to sonic information design processes and methodologies
Inclusive/accessibility design approach for auditory user interfaces
Computational/algorithmic approach to sonification as a design method
Design pattern approach
Auditory display/ auditory user interface evaluation methods
Design and evaluation tools for sonic information design
Application
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Sonic interaction design in products
Sonic logo design process
Design aspects of sentiment analysis (e.g., emotions, SNS, etc.) using sonification
Design aspects of big data (e.g., biomedical, economic data) sonification
Interactive sonification design
Sonification design based on embodied cognition/interaction
Sonification design based on biosignals
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Virtual acoustic environment design and evaluation
Participation
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The workshop aims to bring together researchers, students, and practitioners who are interested specifically
in design aspects of auditory displays and sonification. In particular, we hope for participants with different
backgrounds and perspectives (e.g., auditory user interface designers, sound designers, sound engineers,
psychologists, HCI researchers, interactive artists, etc.). However, the number of participants will be limited.
Active participants (who have a presentation) will be selected based on their submission through a rigorous
review process. Passive participants might be accommodated depending on the number of active
participants. The review process will be conducted by the program committee consisting of the organizers as
well as selected international experts working in this domain. Registration for the main conference is
mandatory for all workshop participants, but there are no additional costs for attending the workshop beyond
the main conference registration fee.
Submissions
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We invite the submission of a position paper (2 or 4 pages) for either a lecture or a poster presentation.
You should submit your paper as a word doc file by email to philart@gmail.com.
The paper should contain a description of the area of research, specific work (empirical or theoretical) on
the workshop topic, and the innovative character of the research. All submissions should be prepared
according to the ICAD 2014 Template. (http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/icad2014/papers). Submissions need not to
be anonymous. However, reviews will be done anonymously using an evaluation form. Each paper will
receive at least two reviews. All accepted papers will be published in the adjunct proceedings.
Organizers
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Myounghoon “Philart” Jeon, Mind Music Machine Lab, Michigan Tech, USA
Bruce Walker, Sonification Lab, Georgia Tech, USA
Stephen Barrass, Digital Design and Media Arts, University of Canberra, Australia
Mikael Fernström, Interaction Design Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland
Email
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If you have any further questions about the workshop, you may also contact the workshop organizers by
email:philart@gmail.com.
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Myounghoon "Philart" Jeon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Cognitive & Learning Sciences
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science
Michigan Technological University
Meese 207, 1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 487-3273
mjeon@mtu.edu
Mind Music Machine Lab