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Sonifying the solar system

Quinton, Michael; McGregor, Iain; Benyon, David

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Michael Quinton

David Benyon



Abstract

Sound is potentially an effective way of analysing data and it is possible to simultaneously interpret layers of sounds and identify changes. Multiple attempts to use sound with scientific data have been made, with varying levels of success. On many occasions this was done without including the end user during the development. In this study a sonified model of the 8 planets of our solar system was built and tested using an end user approach. The sonification was created for the Esplora Planetarium, which is currently being constructed in Malta. The data requirements were gathered from a member of the planetarium staff, and 12 end users, as well as the planetarium representative tested the sonification. The results suggest that listeners were able to discern various planetary characteristics without requiring any additional information. Three out of eight sound design parameters did not represent characteristics successfully. These issues have been identified and further development will be conducted in order to improve the model.

Citation

Quinton, M., McGregor, I., & Benyon, D. (2016). Sonifying the solar system. In The 22nd International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD-2016) (28-35)

Conference Name The 22nd International Conference on Auditory Display: Sonic Information Design
Start Date Jul 3, 2016
End Date Jul 7, 2016
Publication Date Jul 4, 2016
Deposit Date Jul 4, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Pages 28-35
Book Title The 22nd International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD-2016)
ISBN 0-9670904-3-1
Keywords Sound; solar system; scientific data;
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/10317

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