Abstract
In the past decade personal listening technologies have been through a proliferation with headphones with novel features and smart speaker systems. A technology expected to be introduced to the public in coming years is sound zone systems, that allow interface-free personal listening for multiple users in the same space without overlap. As with all new technologies, it is difficult to ascertain what barriers may lay before successful user adoption. To that end, we conducted a four-week field study in five households. Through a thematic analysis, we discovered 10 barriers for adoption concerning sound zones grouped into three different aspects; Interaction and use, Current Standards and Practices, and Limitations of sound zone technology. In addition to the barriers, we discuss our work towards current personal listening technologies.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 18th International Audio Mostly Conference, AM 2023 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
Publication date | 30 Aug 2023 |
Pages | 185-192 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 979-8-4007-0818-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Aug 2023 |
Event | 18th International Audio Mostly Conference, AM 2023 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 30 Aug 2023 → 1 Sept 2023 |
Conference
Conference | 18th International Audio Mostly Conference, AM 2023 |
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Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Edinburgh |
Period | 30/08/2023 → 01/09/2023 |
Series | ACM International Conference Proceeding Series |
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Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- sound interaction
- sound visualisation
- Sound zones
- ubiquitous computing
- visualisation