Living with sound zones: A long-term field study of dynamic sound zones in a domestic context

Rune Møberg Jacobsen; Kasper Fangel Skov; Stine S. Johansen; Mikael B. Skov; Jesper Kjeldskov

doi:10.1145/3544548.3581535

Living with sound zones: A long-term field study of dynamic sound zones in a domestic context

Rune Møberg Jacobsen, Kasper Fangel Skov, Stine S. Johansen, Mikael B. Skov, Jesper Kjeldskov

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Abstract

Sound zone technology enables multiple people to have personal and shared listening experiences without disturbing each other. Methods for constructing sound zones have now matured enough to allow installations outside of experimental laboratories, making it essential for further development to conduct empirical studies about how people adopt, use, and interact with sound zones in, e.g., domestic settings. To that end, we conducted a four-week field study with a sound zone system in five households. Through an inductive reflexive thematic analysis, we identify three themes relating to 1) experiencing sound zones in everyday life, 2) sound zone usage patterns in households, and 3) interacting with sound zones. Based on these themes, we discuss how sound zones can be used to manage sound in homes in new ways to allow for better social coexistence and listening experiences. We present four directions for future HCI research and interaction design to comply with user needs and considerations when using this novel technology.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI'23 - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Editors	Stephanie Mueller, Julie R. Williamson, Max L. Wilson
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450394215
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581535
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2023 - , Germany Duration: 23 Apr 2023 → 28 Apr 2023 https://chi2023.acm.org/ (Website) https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3544548 (Proceedings)

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Conference	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2023
Abbreviated title	CHI 2023
Country/Territory	Germany
Period	23/04/23 → 28/04/23
Internet address	https://chi2023.acm.org/ (Website) https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3544548 (Proceedings)

Keywords

sound interaction
sound visualisation
Sound zones
ubiquitous computing
visualisation

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Jacobsen, R. M., Fangel Skov, K., Johansen, S. S., Skov, M. B., & Kjeldskov, J. (2023). Living with sound zones: A long-term field study of dynamic sound zones in a domestic context. In S. Mueller, J. R. Williamson, & M. L. Wilson (Eds.), CHI'23 - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article 405 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581535

Jacobsen, Rune Møberg ; Fangel Skov, Kasper ; Johansen, Stine S. et al. / Living with sound zones : A long-term field study of dynamic sound zones in a domestic context. CHI'23 - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. editor / Stephanie Mueller ; Julie R. Williamson ; Max L. Wilson. New York NY USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2023.

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Jacobsen, RM, Fangel Skov, K, Johansen, SS, Skov, MB & Kjeldskov, J 2023, Living with sound zones: A long-term field study of dynamic sound zones in a domestic context. in S Mueller, J R. Williamson & M L. Wilson (eds), CHI'23 - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 405, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York NY USA, International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2023, Hamburg, Germany, 23/04/23. https://doi.org/10.1145/3544548.3581535

Living with sound zones: A long-term field study of dynamic sound zones in a domestic context. / Jacobsen, Rune Møberg; Fangel Skov, Kasper; Johansen, Stine S. et al.
CHI'23 - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ed. / Stephanie Mueller; Julie R. Williamson; Max L. Wilson. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2023. 405.

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Jacobsen RM, Fangel Skov K, Johansen SS, Skov MB, Kjeldskov J. Living with sound zones: A long-term field study of dynamic sound zones in a domestic context. In Mueller S, R. Williamson J, L. Wilson M, editors, CHI'23 - Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York NY USA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2023. 405 doi: 10.1145/3544548.3581535

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