Crossmodal icons for information display

Thispaperdescribesanovelformofdisplayusing aloutput.Acrossmodaliconisanabstract iconthatcanbeinstantiatedinoneoftwoequivalent forms(auditoryortactile).Thesecanbeusedin interfacesasameansofnon-visualoutput.Thispaper discusseshowcrossmodaliconscanbeconstructedand thepotentialbenefitstheybringtomobilehuman computerinterfaces. Keywords Crossmodalinteraction,non-visualinteraction,tactile icons,audioicons. ACMClassificationKeywords H5.2.UserInterfaces:Auditory(non-speech) Feedback,HapticI/O,InteractionStyles.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Eve E. Hoggan, Stephen A. Brewster
• Keywords: CHI 2006, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords Crossmodalinteraction, Non-visualinteraction, Tactile Icons