Using Colour and Brightness for Sound Zone Feedback

Stine S. Johansen; Peter Axel Nielsen; Kashmiri Stec; Jesper Kjeldskov

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-42280-5_15

Using Colour and Brightness for Sound Zone Feedback

Stine S. Johansen^*, Peter Axel Nielsen, Kashmiri Stec, Jesper Kjeldskov

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Abstract

We investigate the use of colour and brightness for feedback from sound zone systems. User interaction with sound zones suffer from them being invisible. Hence, spatial properties such as volume, size, and overlaps need to be represented through, e.g., light. Two studies were conducted. In the first study (N27), participants experienced different colour and brightness values shown on an LED strip attached to a volume controller and related those to sound zone volume, size, and overlaps. In the second study (N36), participants created an overlap between two sound zones by turning up the volume, triggering 12 animated light patterns. Our findings show that brightness reflects well the size of a sound zone, and that instant patterns are better indicators of overlaps compared to gradual patterns. These contributions are useful for designing sound zone visualisations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023 : 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Proceedings, Part I
Editors	José Abdelnour Nocera, Marta Kristín Lárusdóttir, Helen Petrie, Antonio Piccinno, Marco Winckler
Number of pages	26
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	2023
Pages	247-272
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-42279-9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-42280-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42280-5_15
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	19th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2023 - York, United Kingdom Duration: 28 Aug 2023 → 1 Sept 2023

Conference

Conference	19th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2023
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	York
Period	28/08/2023 → 01/09/2023

Series	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	14142 LNCS
ISSN	0302-9743

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© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

Brightness
Colour
Light
Sound zone

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Johansen, S. S., Nielsen, P. A., Stec, K., & Kjeldskov, J. (2023). Using Colour and Brightness for Sound Zone Feedback. In J. Abdelnour Nocera, M. Kristín Lárusdóttir, H. Petrie, A. Piccinno, & M. Winckler (Eds.), Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023: 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Proceedings, Part I (pp. 247-272). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42280-5_15

Johansen, Stine S. ; Nielsen, Peter Axel ; Stec, Kashmiri et al. / Using Colour and Brightness for Sound Zone Feedback. Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023: 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Proceedings, Part I. editor / José Abdelnour Nocera ; Marta Kristín Lárusdóttir ; Helen Petrie ; Antonio Piccinno ; Marco Winckler. Springer, 2023. pp. 247-272 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 14142 LNCS).

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Johansen, SS , Nielsen, PA, Stec, K & Kjeldskov, J 2023, Using Colour and Brightness for Sound Zone Feedback. in J Abdelnour Nocera, M Kristín Lárusdóttir, H Petrie, A Piccinno & M Winckler (eds), Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023: 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Proceedings, Part I. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 14142 LNCS, pp. 247-272, 19th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2023, York, United Kingdom, 28/08/2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42280-5_15

Using Colour and Brightness for Sound Zone Feedback. / Johansen, Stine S.; Nielsen, Peter Axel; Stec, Kashmiri et al.
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Johansen SS , Nielsen PA, Stec K, Kjeldskov J. Using Colour and Brightness for Sound Zone Feedback. In Abdelnour Nocera J, Kristín Lárusdóttir M, Petrie H, Piccinno A, Winckler M, editors, Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023: 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, York, UK, August 28 – September 1, 2023, Proceedings, Part I. Springer. 2023. p. 247-272. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 14142 LNCS). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-42280-5_15