Design and evaluation of Lyricons (Lyrics + Earcons) for semantic and aesthetic improvements of auditory cues

Authors

Myounghoon Jeon, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Yuanjing Sun, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

Auditory researchers have developed various non-speech cues in designing auditory user interfaces. A preliminary study of “Lyricons” (lyrics + earcons) has provided a novel approach to devising auditory cues in electronic products, by combining the concurrent two layers of musical speech and earcons (short musical motives). The purpose of the present study is to introduce iterative design processes and to validate the effectiveness of lyricons compared to earcons, whether people can more intuitively grasp functions that lyricons imply than those of earcons. Results favor lyricons over earcons. Future work and practical application directions are also discussed.

Publisher's Statement

Publisher's version of record: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/52086

Publication Title

International Conference on Auditory Display, 2014

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Recommended Citation

Jeon, M., & Sun, Y. (2014). Design and evaluation of Lyricons (Lyrics + Earcons) for semantic and aesthetic improvements of auditory cues. International Conference on Auditory Display, 2014.
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