Addressing the Mapping Problem in Sonic Information Design through Embodied Image Schemata, Conceptual Metaphors, and Conceptual Blending

Stephen Roddy

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This article explores the mapping problem in parameter mapping sonification: the problem of how to map data to sound in a way that conveys meaning to the listener. We contend that this problem can be addressed by considering the implied conceptual framing of data–to–sound mapping strategies with a particular focus on how such frameworks may be informed by embodied cognition research and theories of conceptual metaphor. To this end, we discuss two examples of data-driven musical pieces which are informed by models from embodied cognition, followed by a more detailed case study of a sonic information design mapping strategy for a large-scale Internet of Things (IoT) network.

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keywords	auditory display, Journal of sonic studies, Sonic Studies, sound, sound studies, conceptual metaphor, sonification, music, music cognition, conceptual blending, data-driven, image scheme
date	05/10/2018
published	16/05/2019
last modified	16/05/2019
status	published
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url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/515156/515157
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/JSS.515156
published in	Journal of Sonic Studies
portal issue	17. Issue 17

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name	The Good Ship Hibernia and the Hole in the Bottom of the World
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name	Figure 3 Conceptual Blend for IoT Network Monitoring
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name	Figure 2 Synthesis Routine
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name	Table 1 MApping Strategy
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