Working Group 4: Sonification
The main objective of the SID COST Action is to foster research on the multifaceted sonic aspect of interactive artefacts. This can be achieved by building a strong European network in the field which can give rise to future EU funded projects. The effort requires the establishment of a community where psychologists, cognitive scientists, acousticians, computer scientists, designers, and artists can talk and understand each other, under the common objective of understanding sonic interactions and designing future artefacts that exploit the auditory communication channel at the functional, informational, and aesthetic levels. Working Group 4 is focused on "Sonification" and aims to collect prominent cases of data and information sonification, thus growing a body of sonification patterns, especially those emphasising the important role of interaction. Possibilities for particularly promising applications of sonification will be highlighted and brought to the attention of scientific, educational, and industrial forums.
Participants
Thomas Hermann (Vice-chair of SID COST Action and Chair of SID COST WG4, MC member), Yon Visell (MC member), Eoin Brazil (MC Member), Roderick Murray-Smith (MC member), John Williamson (additional WG member), Nicolas Misdariis (additional WG member), Matthias Rath (additional WG member), Stephen Barrass (additional WG member, by agreement with Australian Academy of Science), Simon Shelley (additional WG member).
Ambassadors
For Bibliography: Yon Visell
For Examples: John Williamson + Matthias Rath
For Evaluation: Nicolas Misdariis
For Web: Eoin Brazil
Events
2009.06.15/19 - Fifth WG 4 meeting and workshop in Berlin, German Report of workshop and minutes of meeting here
2008.09.16 - Fourth WG 4 meeting in Jyväskylä, Finland Minutes of the meeting here
2008.04.24 - Third WG 4 meeting in Berlin, Germany Minutes of the meeting here
2008.02.20 and 22 - Training school on Biomedical Data Sonification Webpage
2007.10.22 - Second WG 4 meeting in Paris, France Minutes of the meeting here
2007.08.02 - First WG 4 meeting in Glasgow, Great Britain Minutes of the meeting here
