BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
          ID:: STAN//CS-TN-98-69
       ENTRY:: May 15, 1998
ORGANIZATION:: Stanford University, Department of Computer Science
       TITLE:: Distinguishability vs. Distraction in Audio HTML Interfaces
        TYPE:: Technical Note
      AUTHOR:: James, Frankie
        DATE:: May 1998
       PAGES:: 8
    ABSTRACT:: In this paper, we present the findings and conclusions from a
               user study on audio interfaces. In the experiment we discuss,
               we studied a framework for choosing sounds for audio
               interfaces by comparing a prototype interface against two
               existing audio browsers. Our findings indicate that our
               initial framework, which was described as a separation
               between recognizable and non-recognizable sounds, could be
               better interpreted in the context of the distinguishability
               and distraction level of various types of sounds. We propose
               a new definition of how a sound can be called distracting and
               how to avoid this when creating audio interfaces.
       NOTES:: [Adminitrivia V1/Prg/19980515]
         END:: STAN//CS-TN-98-69