Version 0.2.0 (latest)
| Component | System Event | Type | Design element | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | When the user connects | Push | Availability, who and feedback | Plays an abstract sound (Earcon) of a sequence of notes that reminds a bell + Speaks through text-to-speech (TTS) the number of connected participants (users) + Speaks the word participants (note: all messages are localized in Portuguese, Spanish and English) + Speaks the names of each connected user |
| When other user connects or disconnects | Push | Who, what and feedthrough | Speaks the name of the user who enters or leaves + Speaks the words joined or left | |
| alt + shift + 1 | Pull | Who, what and feedback | Describes through TTS the number of the rounds and status (free to participate, contributing or blocked) of each connected participant | |
| crtl + 1 | Navigation and push | What and feedback | Moves the cursor to the top of the list of connected participants + Plays an Earcon that reminds a vibration | |
| Chat | When the user sends a message | Push | Message delivery, what and feedback | Plays an Earcon that remembers a soap ball bursting |
| When the user receives a message | Push | Message delivery, who, what and feedthrough | Plays an Earcon that remembers a soap ball bursting + Speaks the name of message owner | |
| When other user is typing | Push | Who, what and feedthrough | Concrete sound (Auditory Icon) of a user typing in a computer keyboard + After 50 characters typed, speaks the name of the user that is typing | |
| alt + number (from 1 to 9) | Pull | Who, what and feedback | Speaks the latest messages according to the number entered through TTS | |
| crtl + 2 | Navigation and push | Feedback | Moves the cursor to the chat input field + Plays an Earcon that reminds a vibration | |
| Rubric | When someone agreed that a goal was achieved | Push | Who, what and feedthrough | Plays an Earcon notification + The name of the users that agreed with that the goal was achieved |
| alt + shift + 2 | Pull | Who, what and feedback | Describes who agreed that a goal was achieved through TTS | |
| Editor | When the user or a college starts to edit a text | Push | Who, what and feedback (own user) or feedthrough (college) | Plays an Earcon notification + Speaks the name of the user who started to edit the text |
| When the user or college stops to edit a text | Push | Who, what and feedback (own user) or feedthrough (college) | Plays an Earcon notification + Speaks the name of the users who stoped to edit the text | |
| When the user enables the history of contributions | Push | What and feedback | Plays an Earcon that remembers the beating of two pool balls | |
| When the user advances in the history of contributions | Push | Who, what, how and feedback | Plays an Earcon that remembers the beating of two pool balls + Speaks the sequential number of the contribution + Speaks the name of the owner of the contribution | |
| When the user goes back in the history of contributions | Push | Who, what, how and feedback | Plays an Earcon that remembers the beating of two pool balls + Speaks the sequential number of the contribution + Speaks the name of the owner of the contribution | |
| alt + shift + 3 | Pull | What and feedback | Speaks the produced text | |
| crtl + 3 | Navigation and push | What and feedback | Moves the cursor to the editor area + Plays an Earcon that reminds a vibration |
Version 0.1.0
Awareness by push
| System Event | Awareness element |
|---|---|
| When the user connects | Abstract sound comparable with a bip (Earcon) + text-to-speech number of participants + text-to-speech word “participants” + Text-to-speech name of each connected user |
| When another user connects or disconnects | text-to-speech of the user name who enters or leaves + text-to-speech of the word connect/disconnect |
| Send Message | Abstract sound similar a soap ball bursting (Earcon) transformed by one effect + text-to-speach name of message owner |
| Receive Message | Abstract sound similar a soap ball bursting (Earcon) transformed by one effect |
| Typing | Concrete sound of keyboard typing (Auditory Icon) transformed by one effect |
| Start editing | Abstract sound (Earcon) transformed by one effect |
| End editing | Abstract sound (Earcon) transformed by one effect |
Sound awareness by pull
| Shortcut | Awareness element | | ——————- | ——————————————————————— | | shift + arrow up | Describes the participants status through text-to-speech | | shift + arrow down | Describes the rubric status through text-to-speech | | shift + arrow right | Reads the last five messages of the Sound Chat through text-to-speech | | shift + arrow left | Moves the cursor (focus) to the Sound Chat input message component |
Available sound effects (0.1.0 and 0.2.0)
- Clean (no effect)
- Delay
- Reverb
- Wahwah