Sounds Relaxing—Looks Cool: Audio and Visual Selections for Computer Systems that Support Wellness

Stuart Cunningham and Rich Picking
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Stuart Cunningham: Glyndwr University, UK
Rich Picking: Glyndwr University, UK

International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence (IJACI), 2012, vol. 4, issue 1, 40-53

Abstract: This paper considers the design of audio and visual user interface elements for pervasive computer systems that aim to support wellness, specifically for promoting calm, relaxation and for the relief of emotional stress. The methodology included conducting a survey of people’s favourite everyday sounds, as well as those they found the most annoying. The authors then took the most popular of these and correlated them with colours that people associated with those sounds. An adapted repertory grid approach was used for this exercise. The results suggest there is potential for a classification of sound and emotion on a shared scale based on the colour spectrum.

Date: 2012
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