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Scottish Mountain Soundscapes (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Di Donato, B., & McGregor, I. (2024, June). Scottish Mountain Soundscapes. Presented at Invited seminar at UniMont, University of Milan, Edolo, Italy

Mountain environments provide an immersive auditory experience shaped by natural forces and human interactions. This seminar presents results from an ongoing project that delves into people’s experiences of mountain soundscapes, with a focus on the i... Read More about Scottish Mountain Soundscapes.

Hearing Abilities Assessment (2024)
Patent
McGregor, I. (2024). Hearing Abilities Assessment. W O 2024/041821 A1. World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau

A method for assessing hearing abilities of a human person having two ears, the method comprising: - providing two audio signals to two respective ear speakers at a person's corresponding ears; - measuring at least one value of at least one parameter... Read More about Hearing Abilities Assessment.

The digital Foley: what Foley artists say about using audio synthesis (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Di Donato, B., & McGregor, I. (in press). The digital Foley: what Foley artists say about using audio synthesis. In Proceedings of the 2024 AES 6th International Conference on Audio for Games

Foley is a sound production technique where organicity and authenticity in sound creation are key to fostering creativity. Audio synthesis, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Interaction Design (IXD) have been explored by the community to investigate t... Read More about The digital Foley: what Foley artists say about using audio synthesis.

Investigation into Stress Triggers in Autistic Adults for the Development of Technological Self-Interventions (2023)
Conference Proceeding
McGowan, J. J., & Mcgregor, I. P. (2023). Investigation into Stress Triggers in Autistic Adults for the Development of Technological Self-Interventions. In Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '23). https://doi.org/10.1145/3597638.3608392

Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face daily challenges dealing with stress, for example, at work, or in public spaces, which can be overwhelming in terms of coping with sensory overload. Technological interventions have been created in orde... Read More about Investigation into Stress Triggers in Autistic Adults for the Development of Technological Self-Interventions.

FASS: Firefighter Audio Safety Systems (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Elliot, A., & McGregor, I. (2023). FASS: Firefighter Audio Safety Systems. In AM '23: Proceedings of the 18th International Audio Mostly Conference. https://doi.org/10.1145/3616195.3616220

A series of auditory cues were designed to assist firefighters with navigation and general safety in a fire emergency. Firefighters must maintain situational awareness at all times and this can be lost with disorientation, which is one of the main ca... Read More about FASS: Firefighter Audio Safety Systems.

Towards a Framework of Aesthetics in Sonic Interaction (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Cunningham, S., McGregor, I., Weinel, J., Darby, J., & Stockman, T. (2023). Towards a Framework of Aesthetics in Sonic Interaction. In AM '23: Proceedings of the 18th International Audio Mostly Conference (109-115). https://doi.org/10.1145/3616195.3616219

As interaction design has advanced, increased attention has been directed to the role that aesthetics play in shaping factors of user experience. Historically stemming from philosophy and the arts, aesthetics in interaction design has gravitated towa... Read More about Towards a Framework of Aesthetics in Sonic Interaction.

Remote Acoustic Soundscape evaluation using Ambisonic recordings (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Di Donato, B., & McGregor, I. (2023, September). Remote Acoustic Soundscape evaluation using Ambisonic recordings. Paper presented at Basic Auditory Science 2023, London, UK

The Acoustic Soundscape ISO standard has been used in previous work to assess the soundscape during soundwalks. This approach has different results and contributions to the field. However, there are several challenges to this approach, such as logist... Read More about Remote Acoustic Soundscape evaluation using Ambisonic recordings.

Proceedings of the 18th International Audio Mostly Conference (2023)
Conference Proceeding
(2023). Proceedings of the 18th International Audio Mostly Conference. . https://doi.org/10.1145/3616195

Audio Mostly is an interdisciplinary conference on design and experience of interaction with sound that prides itself on embracing applied theory and reflective practice. Its annual gatherings bring together thinkers and doers from academia and indus... Read More about Proceedings of the 18th International Audio Mostly Conference.

Practices and educational affordances of sound in the postcolonial Hong Kong protests (2023)
Journal Article
Cheng, L., & McGregor, I. (in press). Practices and educational affordances of sound in the postcolonial Hong Kong protests. Contemporary Music Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/07494467.2023.2241236

Sound has been theorised for its functional role as informative agent in political advocacy and participation in political studies, yet the investigation on the pedagogical potential has been largely absent. This paper examines the pedagogical impact... Read More about Practices and educational affordances of sound in the postcolonial Hong Kong protests.

The power of audio: presenting archives via podcasts (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Wilson, M., Ryan, B., Hall, H., & Macgregor, I. (2023, June). The power of audio: presenting archives via podcasts. Paper presented at Shaking the Archive - Reconsidering the Role of Archives in Contemporary Society, Edinburgh

Heritage Organisations and Podcasts Scoping Study (HOPSS) was a small-scale project completed by a team at Edinburgh Napier University in 2022. Designed to scope the research landscape related to podcasting in cultural heritage work (including archiv... Read More about The power of audio: presenting archives via podcasts.

Capturing audience film sound preferences (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Gelby, A., & Mcgregor, I. (2023). Capturing audience film sound preferences. In 155th AES SHOW Fall Convention (Express Papers)

The concerns of the public on poor sound experience in TV and streaming platforms often drive content creators and organizations to try to improve the situation. Yet, the current trend is that of a subtle revision to existing standards along with uti... Read More about Capturing audience film sound preferences.

Acoustics versus Psychoacoustics in Mixed Reality (2022)
Digital Artefact
McGregor, I. (2022). Acoustics versus Psychoacoustics in Mixed Reality. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pCD99RcDts&list=PLtnYW6qlPmyg4EcCMqRmVrXtopztUyUSx&index=3]

In Mixed Reality there is often a highly understandable desire to capture the “ground truth” and to represent it in its entirety. A typically strong belief is that the greater the amount of resolution, the better potential sense of immersion. This... Read More about Acoustics versus Psychoacoustics in Mixed Reality.

Manipulating Foley Footsteps and Character Realism to Influence Audience Perceptions of a 3D Animated Walk Cycle (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Cunningham, S., & Mcgregor, I. (2022). Manipulating Foley Footsteps and Character Realism to Influence Audience Perceptions of a 3D Animated Walk Cycle. In AM '22: Proceedings of the 17th International Audio Mostly Conference (113-120). https://doi.org/10.1145/3561212.3561221

Foley artistry is an essential part of the audio post-production process for film, television, games, and animation. By extension, it is as crucial in emergent media such as virtual, mixed, and augmented reality. Footsteps are a core activity that a... Read More about Manipulating Foley Footsteps and Character Realism to Influence Audience Perceptions of a 3D Animated Walk Cycle.

Digital options: an assessment of audience engagement with a digitised archive set transformed from online text and images to audio format (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Ryan, B., Hall, H., & McGregor, I. (2022, August). Digital options: an assessment of audience engagement with a digitised archive set transformed from online text and images to audio format. Paper presented at Archives and Records Association Annual Conference 2022, Chester, UK

We report the findings of a research project funded by the AHRC, with support of the BBC, British Library, and a community museum. This exploits, augments, and exhibits a set of existing archive data by transforming a young woman’s personal testimony... Read More about Digital options: an assessment of audience engagement with a digitised archive set transformed from online text and images to audio format.

E02 - 'Diary of the war' episode 2 (2022)
Digital Artefact
Ryan, B., Hall, H., & McGregor, I. (2022). E02 - 'Diary of the war' episode 2. [Podcast]

This is episode 2 of Lorna Lloyd’s ‘Diary of the war’, also including contemporaneous news (courtesy BBC Archive, British Newspaper Archive/FindMyPast/British Library). This episode covers mid- to late September 1939.

E12 - 'Lorna Lloyd's Poetry' Episode 4 (2022)
Digital Artefact
Ryan, B., Hall, H., & McGregor, I. (2022). E12 - 'Lorna Lloyd's Poetry' Episode 4. [Podcast]

This is episode 4 of Lorna Lloyd’s poetry, a bonus episode of Lorna Lloyd’s ‘Diary of the war’. This episode features Lorna’s poetry from the early 1940s.

E03 - 'Diary of the war' episode 3 (2022)
Digital Artefact
Ryan, B., Hall, H., & McGregor, I. (2022). E03 - 'Diary of the war' episode 3. [Podcast]

This is episode 3 of Lorna Lloyd’s ‘Diary of the war’, also including contemporaneous news (courtesy BBC Archive, British Newspaper Archive/FindMyPast/British Library). This episode covers October to November 1939.

E08 - 'Diary of the war' episode 8 (2022)
Digital Artefact
Ryan, B., Hall, H., & McGregor, I. (2022). E08 - 'Diary of the war' episode 8. [Podcast]

This is episode 8 of Lorna Lloyd’s ‘Diary of the war’, also including contemporaneous news (courtesy BBC Archive, British Newspaper Archive/FindMyPast/British Library). This episode covers late December 1940 to February 1942.