사운드 및 음악을 통해 다양한 기술적 가능성에 대한 기초적인 주제들을 연구하고, 이를 새로운 기술로 발전시키는 국제학술행사인  International Conference on Auditory Display 2015가 올해 7월 6일부터 10일까지 오스트리아 그라츠(Graz)에서 개최되며, 이주환 교수는 미국 Michigan Tech, Mind Music Machine Lab 연구팀과 공동으로 진행한 사운드 이모티콘(Auditory icon, Earcon)의 감성평가 분야의 연구결과를 발표한다.

연구제목: Cultural Differences in Preference of Auditory Emoticons: USA and South Korea
저자: Jeon, M., Lee, J.H., Sterkenburg, J., & Plummer, C.

ABSTRACT
For the last two decades, research on auditory displays and sonification has continuously increased. However, most research has focused on cognitive and functional mapping rather than emotional mapping. Moreover, there has not been much research on cultural differences on auditory displays. The present study compared user preference of auditory emoticons in two countries: USA and South Korea. Seventy students evaluated 112 auditory icons and 115 earcons regarding 30 emotional adjectives. Results indicated that they showed similar preference in the same category (auditory icons or earcons), but they showed different patterns when they were asked to select the best sound between the two categorical sounds. Implications for cultural differences in preference and directions for future design and research of auditory emoticons are discussed.