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View article: Comparative Analysis of Heart Rate Variability across Cognitive Domains in Individuals with Autism and ADHD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Comparative Analysis of Heart Rate Variability across Cognitive Domains in Individuals with Autism and ADHD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open
Neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), are associated with neurocognitive deficits across multiple domains. In this context, heart rate variability (HRV) h…
View article: To Abstract or Not to Abstract? A Comparative Study Evaluating the User Experience of Spreadsheet Programming with Sheet-Defined Functional Abstractions
To Abstract or Not to Abstract? A Comparative Study Evaluating the User Experience of Spreadsheet Programming with Sheet-Defined Functional Abstractions Open
Spreadsheets are a widespread functional programming paradigm that offer liveness and directness of interaction. However, spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone and difficult to debug. To overcome this limitation and improve the expressi…
View article: Strategies for Reliable Stress Recognition: A Machine Learning Approach Using Heart Rate Variability Features
Strategies for Reliable Stress Recognition: A Machine Learning Approach Using Heart Rate Variability Features Open
Stress recognition, particularly using machine learning (ML) with physiological data such as heart rate variability (HRV), holds promise for mental health interventions. However, limited datasets in affective computing and healthcare resea…
View article: Co-Designing Auditory Navigation Solutions for Traveling as a Blind Individual During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Co-Designing Auditory Navigation Solutions for Traveling as a Blind Individual During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
A group co-design was held in March 2021 with six blind and low-vision individuals (BLIs) from the United States. Participants were asked to discuss problems related to travel during the COVID-19 pandemic and make recommendations for possi…
View article: Work-in-Progress—Creating Immersive Learning Experiences with Generative AI: A Case Study in Dental Education
Work-in-Progress—Creating Immersive Learning Experiences with Generative AI: A Case Study in Dental Education Open
. In fields such as medical and dental education, Virtual Reality (VR) has shown immense potential for immersive and experiential learning. VR enables realistic virtual patient simulations, providing students with the opportunity to practi…
View article: Towards a Framework of Aesthetics in Sonic Interaction
Towards a Framework of Aesthetics in Sonic Interaction Open
As interaction design has advanced, increased attention has been directed to the role that aesthetics play in shaping factors of user experience. Historically stemming from philosophy and the arts, aesthetics in interaction design has grav…
View article: Evaluation of a Non-Visual Auditory Choropleth and Travel Map Viewer
Evaluation of a Non-Visual Auditory Choropleth and Travel Map Viewer Open
The auditory virtual reality interface of Audiom, a web-based map viewer, was evaluated by thirteen blind participants. In Audiom, the user is an avatar that navigates, using the arrow keys, through geographic data, as if they are playing …
View article: Planning Your Journey in Audio: Design and Evaluation of Auditory Route Overviews
Planning Your Journey in Audio: Design and Evaluation of Auditory Route Overviews Open
Auditory overviews of routes can provide routing and map information to blind users enabling them to preview route maps before embarking on a journey. This article investigates the usefulness of a system designed to do this through a Preli…
View article: Musical Haptic Wearables for Synchronisation of Visually-impaired Performers: a Co-design Approach
Musical Haptic Wearables for Synchronisation of Visually-impaired Performers: a Co-design Approach Open
The emergence of new technologies is providing opportunities to develop novel solutions that facilitate the integration of visually-impaired people in different activities of our daily life, including collective music making. This paper pr…
View article: Fundamental Considerations of HRV Analysis in the Development of Real-Time Biofeedback Systems
Fundamental Considerations of HRV Analysis in the Development of Real-Time Biofeedback Systems Open
Heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback training is known for its effectiveness in improving physical health, emotional health, and resilience by the ability to regulate heart rhythm. However, there are various challenges in delivering an…
View article: Exploring crossmodal perceptual enhancement and integration in a sequence-reproducing task with cognitive priming
Exploring crossmodal perceptual enhancement and integration in a sequence-reproducing task with cognitive priming Open
Crossmodal correspondence, a perceptual phenomenon which has been extensively studied in cognitive science, has been shown to play a critical role in people’s information processing performance. However, the evidence has been collected mos…
View article: Exploring crossmodal perceptual enhancement and integration in a sequence-reproducing task with cognitive priming
Exploring crossmodal perceptual enhancement and integration in a sequence-reproducing task with cognitive priming Open
Leveraging the perceptual phenomenon of crossmoal correspondence has been shown to facilitate peoples information processing and improves sensorimotor performance. However for goal-oriented interactive tasks, the question of how to enhance…
View article: Concurrent Crossmodal Feedback Assists Target-searching: Displaying Distance Information Through Visual, Auditory and Haptic Modalities
Concurrent Crossmodal Feedback Assists Target-searching: Displaying Distance Information Through Visual, Auditory and Haptic Modalities Open
Humans sense of distance depends on the integration of multi sensory cues. The incoming visual luminance, auditory pitch and tactile vibration could all contribute to the ability of distance judgement. This ability can be enhanced if the m…
View article: Can rhythm be touched? An evaluation of rhythmic sketch performance with augmented multimodal feedback
Can rhythm be touched? An evaluation of rhythmic sketch performance with augmented multimodal feedback Open
Although it has been shown that augmented multimodal feedback has a facilitatory effect on motor performance for motor learning and music training, the functionality of haptic feedback combined with other modalities in rhythmic movement ta…
View article: An Investigation Into Customisable Automatically Generated Auditory Route Overviews for Pre-navigation
An Investigation Into Customisable Automatically Generated Auditory Route Overviews for Pre-navigation Open
While travelling to new places, maps are often used to determine the specifics of the route to follow. This helps prepare for the journey by forming a cognitive model of the route in our minds. However, the process is predominantly visual a…
View article: Action-sound Latency and the Perceived Quality of Digital Musical Instruments
Action-sound Latency and the Perceived Quality of Digital Musical Instruments Open
Asynchrony between tactile and auditory feedback (action-sound latency) when playing a musical instrument is widely recognized as disruptive to musical performance. In this paper we present a study that assesses the effects of delayed audi…
View article: Evaluating an Interface for Cross-Modal Collaborative Information Seeking
Evaluating an Interface for Cross-Modal Collaborative Information Seeking Open
Journal Article Evaluating an Interface for Cross-Modal Collaborative Information Seeking Get access Dena Al-Thani, Dena Al-Thani College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar Corresponding…
View article: SoundTrAD, A Method and Tool for Prototyping Auditory Displays: Can We Apply It to an Autonomous Driving Scenario?
SoundTrAD, A Method and Tool for Prototyping Auditory Displays: Can We Apply It to an Autonomous Driving Scenario? Open
This paper presents SoundTrAD, a method and tool for designing auditory displays for the user interface. SoundTrAD brings together ideas from user interface design and soundtrack composition and supports novice auditory display designers i…
View article: “I Hear You”
“I Hear You” Open
Graphical displays are a typical means for conveying awareness information in groupware systems to help users track joint activities, but are not ideal when vision is constrained. Understanding how people maintain awareness through non-vis…
View article: Tap the ShapeTones: Exploring the Effects of Crossmodal Congruence in an Audio-Visual Interface
Tap the ShapeTones: Exploring the Effects of Crossmodal Congruence in an Audio-Visual Interface Open
There is growing interest in the application of crossmodal perception to interface design. However, most research has focused on task performance measures and often ignored user experience and engagement. We present an examination of cross…
View article: Accessible Spectrum Analyser
Accessible Spectrum Analyser Open
This paper presents the Accessible Spectrum Analyser (ASA) developed as part of the DePic project (Design Patterns for Inclusive collaboration) at Queen Mary University of London. The ASA uses sonification to provide an accessible represent…
View article: Exploring the stages of information seeking in a cross-modal context
Exploring the stages of information seeking in a cross-modal context Open
Previous studies of users with visual impairments access to the web have focused on human-web interaction. This study explores the under investigated area of cross-modal collaborative information seeking (CCIS), that is, the challenges and…
View article: Tap the ShapeTones
Tap the ShapeTones Open
There is growing interest in the application of crossmodal perception to interface design. However, most research has focused on task performance measures and often ignored user experience and engagement. We present an examination of cross…
View article: Audio-haptic interfaces for digital audio workstations
Audio-haptic interfaces for digital audio workstations Open
We examine how auditory displays, sonification and haptic interaction design can support visually impaired sound engineers, musicians and audio production specialists access to digital audio workstation. We describe a user-centred approach…
View article: Sonification of reference markers for auditory graphs: effects on non-visual point estimation tasks
Sonification of reference markers for auditory graphs: effects on non-visual point estimation tasks Open
Research has suggested that adding contextual information such as reference markers to data sonification can improve interaction with auditory graphs. This paper presents results of an experiment that contributes to quantifying and analysi…