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From: ron@vicorp.com (Ron Peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Scientific "auralization" -- request for info
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Date: 11 Sep 90 21:33:36 GMT
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In article <14366@rouge.usl.edu> jf@gator.cacs.usl.edu (Joan Francioni) writes:
>I am working on the problem of "auralization of parallel program behavior",
>i.e., using sound rather than (or in addition to) visual graphics to portray 
>the behavior of the programs.  If you know of any work that has been done in 
>this area, or the general area of "scientific program auralization", please 
>send me the reference or a contact.  I will post a summary if there is enough 
>interest.  Thanks.
>
>Joan Francioni
>Computer Science Department
>Univ. of Southwestern Louisiana
>Lafayette, LA  70504
>318/231-6602
>jf@gator.cacs.usl.edu

I don't know of any specific article references but I have heard that the
air force has done a fair amount of research into selecting the best
audio tones and synthesized voices to communicate information to pilots
flying in intense situations.
There may be some research into aids for the blind that would be
applicable also.