Essays about: "Earplug"

Found 3 essays containing the word Earplug.

  1. 1. Design as a tool to counteract physical discomfort when using in-ear true wireless headphones : A user-centered design study

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Nicoline Buske; [2023]
    Keywords : In-ear true wireless headphones; consumer electronics; physical discomfort; user-centered design; design for behavioural change; earplug;

    Abstract : This study examines how a user-centered approach can influence product design to reduce physical discomfort when using in-ear true wireless. The given study is a collaboration with the consumer electronics company Zound Industries. READ MORE

  2. 2. SOUND HUNTER : Developing a Navigational HRTF-Based Audio Game for People with Visual Impairments

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Sebastian Brieger; [2013]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I propose a framework for designing 3D-based audio-only games in which all navigation is based on perceiving the 3D-audio, as opposed to relying on other navigational aids or imagining the audio as being spatial, where additional sounds may be added later on in the development process. To test the framework, a game named Sound Hunter was developed in an iterative process together with both sighted and visually impaired participants in three focus groups, 8 usability tests, and a final evaluation. READ MORE

  3. 3. Field investigation of real-world attenuation provided by insert-type hearing proteetors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Logopedi, foniatri och audiologi

    Author : Jenny Lindkvist; Linda Sandberg; [2002]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to see how much attenuation the hearing protection device (HPD) wearer gets using an insert-type HPD at work in real-world situations and to see if there is a relation between how the wearer puts his HPD in place and the surrounding noise leveL Five different companies were selected and aU together there were 43 participants. The test subjects work in such an environment that the use of hearing protectors was considered necessary. READ MORE