This work deals with the sonification of a quantum mechanical system and the processes that occur as a result of its quantum mechanical nature and interactions with other systems. The quantum harmonic oscillator is not only regarded as a system with sonifiable characteristics but also as a storage medium for quantum information. By representing sound information quantum mechanically and storing...

This paper presents an overview of a system for the acquisition and analysis of a conductor’s hand gesture. Multiple wiimotes are used to capture 3D position and 3D acceleration data which describe the movements. These are then analysed and fed back to the user using sonification and visualisation. An alternative method for using wiimotes to track 3D position is implemented; data segmentation, ...

An advantageous aspect of telemedicine is that it can create virtual environments for collaboration between patient, physicians, and medical staft. In this paper we present a multimodal interactive environment for EEG/MEG data presentation based on a virtual reality user interface (VRUI). In addition, to visualization, the VRUI uses sonification. The proposed approach requires only a standard W...

The Bluetooth Radio Ball Interface (BRBI) is a wireless interface for motion tracking and sonification. The device is embedded in a palm sized foam ball. A 3-dimensional sensor with a Bluetooth module seated in the center of the ball transmits acceleration/tilt measurement data to a computer. Data is then converted into Open Sound Control messages for use with other applications. This paper pre...

We investigated the effect of the pretreatment (sonification or centrifugation) of saliva samples on the concentration of several steroid hormones as measured with highly specific RIA after extraction and chromatography. It appeared that sonification of saliva resulted in significantly higher values for progesterone, cortisone, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, testosterone and oestradiol (10 — 49% incre...

This paper describes work-in-progress on an Interactive Sonification Toolkit which has been developed in order to aid the analysis of general data sets. The toolkit allows the designer to process and scale data sets, then rapidly change the sonification method. The human user can then interact with the data in a fluid manner, continually controlling the position within the set. The interface us...

This thesis explores new ways to communicate sensor data by combining spatialized sonification with data visualiation in a 3D virtual environment. A system for sonifying a space using spatialized recorded audio streams is designed, implemented, and integrated into an existing 3D graphical interface. Exploration of both real-time and archived data is enabled. In particular, algorithms for obfusc...

We explore new ways to communicate sensor data by combining spatialized sonification with animated data visualization in a 3D virtual environment. A system is designed and implemented that implies a sense of anonymized presence in an instrumented building by manipulating navigable live and recorded spatial audio streams. Exploration of both real-time and archived data is enabled. In particular,...

Information perceptualization has been defined to include the three domains of Information Visualization, Information Sonification and Information Tactilisation [1]. While Information Visualization is a developing field and Sonification is an emerging field of study, very little work has been done to experiment with haptics for the display of abstract information. This paper describes some pilo...

This paper presents a general model for sonification of large spatial data sets (e.g. seismic data, medical data) based on ideas from ecological acoustics. The model incorporates not only what we hear (the sounds), but also how we listen (the interaction). Metaphorically speaking the interpreter is walking along paths in areas of the data set, listening to locally and globally defined sound obj...