Musical soundscapes for an accessible aquarium: Bringing dynamic exhibits to the visually impaired

International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 268-275

  Walker, Bruce N ^a   Kim, Jonathan ^a   Pendse, Anandi ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER MUSIC; COMPUTER VISION; FISH;

DESIGN SPACES; DYNAMIC ASPECTS; INFORMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS; MOVEMENT DATUM; SOUNDSCAPES; SYSTEMATIC EXPLORATION; VISUALLY IMPAIRED;

DATA VISUALIZATION;

EID: 78650596237     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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