Tangible auditory interfaces [Elektronische Ressource] : combining auditory displays and tangible interfaces / vorgelegt von Till Bovermann

Tangible Auditory InterfacesCombining Auditory Displays and Tangible InterfacesDissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen GradesDoktor der Ingenieurwissenschaftender Technischen Fakultät der Universität Bielefeldvorgelegt von Till Bovermann am 15. Dezember 2009AcknowledgementsI would like to thank my supervisor Thomas Hermann for all the freedom, support andlively discussions. It is a pleasure to work with him; without his active support this workwould not have been possible. To my co-workers and friends in the Ambient IntelligenceGroup – Florian Grond, Tobias Großhauser, Ulf Großekatthöfer, Sebastian HammerlChristian Mertes, Eckard Riedenklau and René Tünnermann – warm thanks for inspiringand stimulating collaboration and for making this thesis possible. Although some of youare not co-authors of the papers included here, your ideas and comments certainly havehad a great influence. I would also like to thank all members of the NeuroinformaticsGroup, Bielefeld for providing a pleasant workplace and a friendly atmosphere. Due tothe patience and kindness of Helge Ritter, head of group, I had much freedom to work onmy projects. I thank him for his ongoing support. Thanks also to friends, colleagues, andpersonnel at the CITEC Center of Excellence and the Institute of Electronic Music andAcoustics for creating such vibrant and interesting environments to work in.