Mapping workplace soundscapes: Reifying Office Auditory Environments (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., Crerar, A., Benyon, D., & LePlâtre, G. (2006, November). Mapping workplace soundscapes: Reifying Office Auditory Environments. Presented at World Forum on Acoustic Ecology Conference, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan

This paper reports an empirical study to investigate how individuals perceive and classify elements of their workplace auditory environments. The participants were 18 university employees chosen for their varying degrees of room occupancy, from singl... Read More about Mapping workplace soundscapes: Reifying Office Auditory Environments.

Sound and soundscape classification: Establishing key auditory dimensions and their relative importance (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., LePlâtre, G., Crerar, A., & Benyon, D. (2006, June). Sound and soundscape classification: Establishing key auditory dimensions and their relative importance. Presented at The 12th International Conference on Auditory Display, ICAD2006

This paper investigates soundscape classification by using two different forms of data gathering and two different populations. The first method involves a questionnaire completed by 75 audio professionals. The second uses a speak-aloud experiment, d... Read More about Sound and soundscape classification: Establishing key auditory dimensions and their relative importance.

How to tackle auditory interface aesthetics? Discussion and case study (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
LePlâtre, G., & McGregor, I. (2004, July). How to tackle auditory interface aesthetics? Discussion and case study. Presented at International Conference on Auditory Displays, ICAD'2004, Sydney, Australia

This paper discusses the importance of auditory interface
aesthetics and presents an empirical investigation of sound
aesthetics in context. The theoretical discussion examines the relationship between sound aesthetics and user satisfaction and con... Read More about How to tackle auditory interface aesthetics? Discussion and case study.

Telling people about virtual places: A qualitative perspective (2004)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, P., & McGregor, I. (2004, October). Telling people about virtual places: A qualitative perspective. Presented at Presence 2004, Valencia, Spain

This paper presents an investigation into how sound can be used to create a sense of place (that is, the sense of being in that particular place). In the study, people were asked to speak aloud and tell us what they could hear. The analysis of these... Read More about Telling people about virtual places: A qualitative perspective.

Evaluating soundscapes as a means of creating a sense of place (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, P., McGregor, I., Turner, S., & Carroll, F. (2003, July). Evaluating soundscapes as a means of creating a sense of place. Presented at International Conference on Auditory Display, ICAD 2003

We report an empirical study into the creation of, and
response to, a soundscape of a computer centre. We contrast
the use of presence questionnaires, as means of assessing the sense of being-there, against a more phenomenological
approach. We con... Read More about Evaluating soundscapes as a means of creating a sense of place.

Soundfields and soundscapes: reifying auditory communities (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., Crerar, A., Benyon, D., & Macaulay, C. (2002, July). Soundfields and soundscapes: reifying auditory communities. Presented at International Conference on Auditory Displays (ICAD 2002) Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute (ATR), Kyoto, Japan

This paper reports progress towards mapping workplace soundscapes. In order to design auditory interfaces that integrate effectively with workplace environments, we need a detailed understanding of the way in which end users inhabit these environment... Read More about Soundfields and soundscapes: reifying auditory communities.