Publications
Jansen, R.J., van Egmond, R. & de Ridder, H. (2015) Representation of anticipated alarm sounds in satellite control rooms. In: de Waard, D., Sauer, J., Röttger, S., Kluge, A., Manzey, D., Weikert, C., Toffetti, A., Wiczorek, R., Brookhuis, K. & Hoonhout, H. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter 2014 Annual Conference.
This poster presents an evaluation of the alarm sound design of three satellite control rooms. A novel way to visualize anticipated alarm sounds is presented.
Heydra, C.G., Jansen, R.J. & van Egmond, R. Auditory signal design for automatic number plate recognition systems In: Leeuwen, J.P., Stappers, P.J., Lamers, M.H. & Thissen, M.J.M.R. (Eds.), Creating the difference: Proceedings of the Chi Sparks 2014 conference, pp. 19-23. The Hague: The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
Police officers cannot respond efficiently if the automatic number plate recognition system in their vehicle generates uninformative feedback sounds. This paper proposes and evaluates a new, informative sound design for these systems.
Jansen, R.J., van Egmond, R., de Ridder, H. & Silvester, S. (2014) Transitional Journey Maps: Capturing the dynamics of operational policing. In: de Waard, D. (Ed.) Proc. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter 2013 Annual Conference, 16-18 October 2013, Turin, Italy
Police work can be characterized by its fragmented workflow. This paper introduces a novel technique to visualize and quantify fragmentation. The technique is applied to the results of a field study that was conducted with police officers at work in their police car.
Langeveld, L., van Egmond, R., Jansen, R.J. & Özcan, E. (2013) Product Sound Design: Intentional and Consequential Sounds. In: Coelho, D. (Ed.) Advances in Industrial Design Engineering, Intech.
In this book chapter, a distinction is made between intentional and consequential sounds. Intentional sounds (e.g., an alarm clock) are generally designed to provide feedback, and are typically produced by a loudspeaker. Consequential sounds are the result of the working mechanisms in a product (e.g., the grinder in a coffee machine). A relation is discussed between product design (e.g., structural layout, manufacturing), the resulting sounds, and how these sounds are perceived.
Langeveld, L., Jansen, R.J. & van Egmond, R. (2012) Product Sound Design in Education. Proc. Intl. Conf. Engineering and Product Design Education, 6-7 September 2012, Antwerp, Belgium.
This paper describes our experiences with the master elective course ‘Product Sound Design’. First, a general relation between a product’s design (e.g., structural layout, manufacturing) and the resulting sound is discussed. Finally, examples of several editions of the course are used to illustrate how students learned about this relation.
Jansen, R.J., van Egmond, R. & de Ridder, H. (2012) Sound meets Image: Freedom of Expression in Texture Description. Proc. Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XVII, 23-26 January 2012, Burlingame, CA.
In this study the use of sound was explored as means for expressing perceptual attributes of visual textures. Participants used an interactive interface similar to PSST (see below) to create sounds that matched visual textures, and were instructed to describe the nature of this match.
Jansen, R.J., Özcan, E. & van Egmond, R. (2011) PSST! Product Sound Sketching Tool. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 396-403, June 2011.
This paper describes the rationale behind the implementation of a product sound synthesizer in MaxMSP, as developed for PSST, a tangible interactive Product Sound Sketching Tool.
Jansen, R.J., Özcan, E. & van Egmond, R. (2010) PSST! Product Sound Sketching Tool. In: Vanderkooy, J. (Ed.), Proceedings of the AES 38th International Conference on Sound Quality Evaluation, pp. 170-177. New York: Audio Engineering Society.
This conference paper introduces a product sound synthesizer in MaxMSP, as developed for PSST, a tangible interactive Product Sound Sketching Tool.