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This paper analyses a number of audio interface models that are currently in use or being developed. It describes a space for describing various models of interfaces that could be used by both visually impaired (VI) and mobile computer users. This paper is concerned only with the use of audio as an output cue.
Visualisation is an increasingly important method for people to understand complex information and to navigate around structured information. Computer-based visualisation techniques often depend almost entirely on high-resolution graphics. There are several situations in which this is insufficient.
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Lyon, K., Nürnberg, P.J. (2004). Interface Design – Use of Audio as an Output. In: Hicks, D.L. (eds) Metainformatics. MIS 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3002. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24647-3_7
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