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‘Observing’ the Workplace Soundscape: Ethnography and Auditory Interface Design

Author(s) -

Catriona Macaulay,

Alison Crerar

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

electronic workshops in computing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

ISSN - 1477-9358

DOI - 10.14236/ewic/ad1998.20

Subject(s) - soundscape , ethnography , newspaper , work (physics) , interface (matter) , human–computer interaction , domain (mathematical analysis) , computer science , sociology , engineering , media studies , acoustics , sound (geography) , anthropology , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing

This paper identifies a gap in the research agenda of the auditory display community - the study of work practice and the uses (current and potential) of the workplace 'soundscape'. The paper presents a case study derived from a one year activity theory-oriented ethnographic study of information gathering work at a UK daily newspaper. We consider the soundscape aspects of mediating collaborative activity in the newsroom, and conclude with a discussion of the issues arising from this attempt to utilise ethnographic techniques within the auditory display design domain.

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