Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Droumeva, M., & McGregor, I. (2012, June). Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology. Presented at The 18th International Conference on Auditory Display (ICAD2012), Atlanta, Georgia

In order to design auditory displays that function well within the cultural, informational and acoustic ecology of everyday situations designers as well as researchers in psychoacoustics need to continue to gain a better understanding of how listener... Read More about Everyday listening to auditory displays: lessons from acoustic ecology..

Soundscapes and repertory grids: comparing listeners’ and a designer’s experiences. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., & Turner, P. (2012, September). Soundscapes and repertory grids: comparing listeners’ and a designer’s experiences. Presented at ECCE '12: Proceedings of the 30th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, Raleigh, North Carolina

This paper reports on establishing whether listeners have the same listening experience as the person who designed the sound. Surprisingly, there is little or no evidence as to whether what is designed to be heard is what is actually heard. The study... Read More about Soundscapes and repertory grids: comparing listeners’ and a designer’s experiences..