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www.auralisation.org

Introduction

Much effort has gone into exploring the role and utility of external graphical representations of programs in visualisation.

Our approach is to investigate how sound can be used as a communication medium for software visualisation, or rather, auralisation. Program auralisation is the mapping of program information to sound. The CAITLIN system auralises a program so that one is able to hear, through a musical framework, its execution. Our belief is that an audio representation (auditory display) of a program will enable a programmer to recognise patterns and behaviours not otherwise apparent with more traditional visual display techniques.

The CAITLIN system was developed for a PhD project in an attempt to determine whether musical auralisations of Pascal programs can usefully assist the novice programmer with debugging. CAITLIN musically auralises programs written in Turbo Pascal and presents the user with an integrated environment for carrying out auralisation, compilation and running of programs.

Why not read the tutorial to get an overview of what musical program auralisation is about? From the tutorial page you can also access example auralisations that you can listen to online (Internet Explorer) or can download as MP3 for off-line or Netscape/Opera listening.

If you have any questions, or want to discuss doing a PhD or possible research collaboration then please do get in touch. Either e-mail me or see my personal homepage for full contact addresses

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