Mapping workplace soundscapes: Reifying Office Auditory Environments (2006)
Conference Proceeding
McGregor, I., Crerar, A., Benyon, D., & LePlâtre, G. (2006). Mapping workplace soundscapes: Reifying Office Auditory Environments. In World Forum on Acoustic Ecology Conference (334-344)

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)
Conference Proceeding
McGregor, I., LePlâtre, G., Crerar, A., & Benyon, D. (2006). Sound and soundscape classification: Establishing key auditory dimensions and their relative importance.

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)
Conference Proceeding
LePlâtre, G., & McGregor, I. (2004). How to tackle auditory interface aesthetics? Discussion and case study. In Proceedings of ICAD 04-Tenth Meeting of the International Conference on Auditory Display, Sydney, Australia, July 6-9, 2004

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)
Conference Proceeding
Turner, P., & McGregor, I. (2004). Telling people about virtual places: A qualitative perspective.

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)
Conference Proceeding
Turner, P., McGregor, I., Turner, S., & Carroll, F. (2003). Evaluating soundscapes as a means of creating a sense of place.

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)
Conference Proceeding
McGregor, I., Crerar, A., Benyon, D., & Macaulay, C. (2002). Soundfields and soundscapes: reifying auditory communities. In Proceedings of the 2002 International Conference on Auditory Display, Kyoto, Japan, July 2-5, 2002 (290-294)

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.