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Exploring Sonification: Representing Data With Sound

The Georgia Tech sonification lab defines sonification as representing data with nonspeech audio. Sonification is an effective communication method because the auditory system excels at pattern recognition and distinguishing signals from noise. Sonification creates an

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2023 In Review

As 2023 rapidly draws to a close, I am highlighting my best posts from last year and mentioning some of the exciting plans that I have for next year.

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Access Sparks Creativity

Recently, I had the pleasure of consulting with two artists who designed a multimedia installation that incorporated audio, video, and tactile elements.

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Making the Ocean Accessible Through Sound

I have written about sonification, representing data with audio. My earlier posts were about astronomers analyzing data recorded by telescopes in outer space. The Accessible Oceans project also uses sonification to analyze data, but their

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Introducing Sonification

In this post, I define sonification as nonspeech audio that conveys information. It can also express emotion. Well-known examples of pattern recognition using sound include the tones of Big Ben for the BBC and the

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