Summary: Proceedings of the 2003 International Conference on Auditory Display, Boston, MA, USA, July 6-9, 2003
COMBINING SPEECH AND EARCONS TO ASSIST MENU NAVIGATION
Maria L.M. Vargas
University of North Dakota
Department of Computer Science
Grand Forks, ND 58201
vargas@cs.und.edu
Sven Anderson
Bard College
Computer Science Program
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504
sanderso@bard.edu
ABSTRACT
Previous research on non-speech audio interfaces has demon-
strated that they can enhance performance on menu navigation
tasks. Most of this work has focused on tasks in which the menu
is not spoken and visual representation of the menu is accessible
throughout the task. In this paper we explore the potential bene-
fits that earcons, a type of structured sound, might bring to spo-
ken menu systems for which a visual representation is not avail-

Source: Anderson, Sven - Computer Science Program, Bard College

Collections: Computer Technologies and Information Sciences