Pie chart sonification
Abstract
Different acoustic variables such as pitch, volume, timbre and position can be used to represent quantitative, qualitative and categorical aspects of the information. Such sonifications are particularly useful for those with visual impairments; they are also beneficial in circumstances where visual representations would be impossible to use or to enrich a graphical realization. We demonstrate methods of representing an audible pie chart representation such that the hearer understands the information through an equivalent representation. We implement and evaluate five designs. In each, the user is positioned at the center of the chart and perceives the information through positional sound sources.
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- Authors
- Franklin, K. M., & Roberts, J. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Kent (GB)
- ORCID
- Roberts, J.C.
- Venue
- Proceedings on Seventh International Conference on Information Visualization, 2003. IV 2003.
- Publisher
- IEEE Comput. Soc
- Published
- 2004-01-23
- Pages
- 4-9
- OpenAlex
- W2160927393
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 4.73
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- IEEE Conference on Information Visualization (IV) (publishedVersion)
- Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Data Visualization and Analytics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Music Technology and Sound Studies
- Keywords
- sonification, pie charts, auditory data representation, visual impairment, accessibility, categorical data
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