%0 Journal Article
%T Auditory Graphs Are Not the ˇ°Killer Appˇ± of Sonification, But They Work
%A Michael A. Nees
%J Ergonomics in Design
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1064804618773563
%X The search for the elusive ˇ°killer appˇ± of sonification has been a recurring theme in sonification research. In this comment, I argue that the killer-app criterion of success stems from interdisciplinary tensions about how to evaluate sonifications. Using auditory graphs as an example, I argue that the auditory display community has produced successful examples of sonic information design that accomplish the human factors goal of improving human interactions with systems. Still, barriers to using sonifications in interfaces remain, and reducing those barriers could result in more widespread use of audio in systems
%K perception
%K cognitive ergonomics
%K auditory displays
%K sonification
%K controls and displays
%K interface design
%K multimodal displays
%K HCI
%K computer systems
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1064804618773563