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the connotation of, e.g., connection/relation, dependency, causality,
inclusion, hierarchy/structure, flow/process, etc.
3.2.2 Aural
Next to the visual, the aural modality (sound) is perhaps the most
prevalent mode for information feedback. e actual form of sound
feedback can be roughly divided into three types: (a) simple beep-
like sounds, (b) short symbolic sound bytes known as earcons
(e.g., the
paper-crunching sound when a file is inserted into the trashcan
for deletion), and (c) relatively longer “as is” sound feedback that is
replayed from recordings or synthesis. As we did for the visual modal-
ity, we will fi ...