Towards a Method , Techniques and Tools to Support the Development of Auditory Displays

Auditory displays have been around for some time, but lacking is any widespread understanding or consensus on how to develop and evaluate these interfaces. In the first part of this paper, we summarize the evidence for this lack of understanding and consensus, and go on to outline an approach to auditory display design based on Soundtrack composition. Space permits only an overview of the method, techniques and tools developed, but the presented method encapsulates the principles and ethos intended in applying ideas from soundtrack creation to auditory display design.