Data sonification: issues and challenges

Abstract

Data "sonification." the representation of da t a in sound. is the auditory counterpart of da ta visualization. '\171itle data \isualizatioii is a matuiiiig-if not actuall? mature-field, sonification is quite young. It criii 1~~~ h a i d i o l i ( ~ \ e beguii \i i t l i B1h ' 5 pioneeiing 1982 stud). Because tlie field 1s $0 nen , sonification li,is not >et eitahli5lietl i t . \slur as tool for exploring and understanding data; inoleover. sonification f,lcc> t i i f f i ( l i l t ol)5tCic lei to i t> toritiniied eiJolution. These obstacles are the focus of this presentation.