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Designing Auditory Display Menu Interfaces - Cues for Users Current Location in Extensive Menus

Authors: Sikström, Erik; Berg, Jan

AES Convention 126 · Paper 7659 · May 2009

Abstract

This paper reviews the current research in auditory display in search for design guidelines for presenting the contents in audio-only menu interfaces. The aim of the review is to find new directions for auditory display menu interface design. Among several techniques for representing individual menu items the preliminary results show that the spearcon seems to be the most suitable method. For the layout of menu items, studies have shown that spatial separation, different timbres and staggering onset between the items improves recognition rates, particularly for concurrently presented items. A remaining issue to be investigated is how to remind the user of her current location in the menus of extensive menu interfaces.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 126
AES Convention
126
Paper number
7659
Publication date
May 6, 2009
Session subject
Audio for Games and Interactive Media
Affiliation
Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper