TL;DR
This paper explores using data sonification to create an immersive auditory experience that sensitizes society to the issue of crimes against women in India, aiming to improve understanding and emotional impact.
Contribution
It introduces a novel sonification approach combining parameter mapping and auditory icons to represent sensitive crime data, with a user interface and validation study.
Findings
Participants understood data trends easily
Sonification was found impactful and engaging
The method effectively conveys social issues through sound
Abstract
Data sonification is a means of representing data through sound and has been utilized in a variety of applications. Crime against women has been a rising concern in India. We explore the potential of data sonification to provide an immersive engagement with sensitive data on crime against women in Indian states. The data for nine crime categories covering thirty-five Indian states over a period of twelve years is acquired from National records. Sonification techniques of parameter mapping and auditory icons are adopted: sound parameters such as frequencies, amplitudes and timbres are incorporated to represent the crime data, and audio sounds of women screams are employed as auditory icons to emphasize the traumatic experience. Higher crime rates are assigned higher frequencies, harsher scream textures and larger amplitudes. A user-friendly interface is developed with multiple options…
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