Cultural differences in preference of auditory emoticons: USA and South Korea

Authors

Myounghoon Jeon, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Lee Ju-Hwan
Jason Sterkenburg, Michigan Technological University
Christopher Plummer

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

For the last two decades, research on auditory displays and sonification has continuously increased. However, most research has focused on cognitive and functional mapping rather than emotional mapping. Moreover, there has not been much research on cultural differences on auditory displays. The present study compared user preference of auditory emoticons in two countries: USA and South Korea. Seventy students evaluated 112 auditory icons and 115 earcons regarding 30 emotional adjectives. Results indicated that they showed similar preference in the same category (auditory icons or earcons), but they showed different patterns when they were asked to select the best sound between the two categorical sounds. Implications for cultural differences in preference and directions for future design and research of auditory emoticons are discussed.

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Publisher' version of record: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/54115

Publication Title

International Conference on Auditory Display, 2015

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Recommended Citation

Jeon, M., Ju-Hwan, L., Sterkenburg, J., & Plummer, C. (2015). Cultural differences in preference of auditory emoticons: USA and South Korea. International Conference on Auditory Display, 2015.
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