What is ICAD?
ICAD is a forum for presenting research on the use of sound to display
data, monitor systems, and provide enhanced user interfaces for computers
and virtual reality systems. It is unique in its singular focus on auditory
displays and the array of perception, technology, and application areas
that this encompasses. Research areas covered by ICAD include:
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Auditory exploration of data via sonification (data controlled sound)
and audification (audible playback of data samples)
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Real Time monitoring of multivariate data
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Sound in Immersive Interfaces (Virtual Environments) and Teleoperation
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Perceptual issues in Auditory Display
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Sound in generalized computer interfaces
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Technologies supporting Auditory Display creation
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Data handling for Auditory Display systems
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Applications of Auditory Display
Included within each of these areas of inquiry are many issues concerning
application, theory, hardware/software, and human factors. Integration
with speech-audio implementations and with graphical display techniques
and their concomitant perception issues also pose significant challenges
in each area.