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Bridging the Gap - visually impaired and sighted music producers working side by side

弥合差距 - 视障和视力正常的音乐制作人并肩工作

基本信息

批准号：
AH/V011340/1
负责人：
Franziska Schroeder
金额：
$ 73.51万
依托单位：
Queen's University Belfast
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2021 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FV011340%2F1
关键词：
Bridging Gap visually impaired sighted

项目摘要

This research will examine the access barriers encountered by visually-impaired music producers using software-based creative tools in the context of a music production studio. Performance Without Barriers (PwB) an established research team at Queen's University Belfast (QUB), active in the area of inclusive, accessible instrument design, will lead this proposed three-year research project. PwB will collaborate with the Centre for Digital Music (CDM) at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), benefiting from their engineering expertise in electronics hardware design and development. The research aims to bridge the gap between visually-impaired music producers and their sighted counterparts. At the heart of the PwB team is a firm belief that equal and undifferentiated access to technology can lead to equal employment opportunities. Many visually-impaired people utilise Screen-reading software for computer access. Due to underlying technical reasons, the majority of software used for music production, digital audio workstations (DAWs) for example, remain incompatible with such accessibility tools. On a fundamental level, the nature of control which screen-reading affords, is likely to have unintended consequences on creative processes such as music composition. In this project, PwB will examine accessibility in music production software for UK-based visually-impaired music producers and develop and evaluate alternatives to the screen-reader paradigm. Four main research questions will be focused upon, which PwB believe will lead to greater equality in accessing digital tools used for creative purposes. The main questions we pose are:Which usability and accessibility issues are inherent in controlling music production software with a screen-reader?How could the design of tactile control surface technologies improve the usability and accessibility of music production software for visually-impaired music producers?Do visually-impaired music producers experience a greater degree of cognitive load when operating music production software in comparison to their sighted counterparts?How do linear ways of accessing music production software parameters, currently the standard of many accessible software packages, inform or change the creative flow of the music production process?Following the adage "Nothing About Us Without Us", the research is rooted in the disabled community, guided by the insights of a visually-impaired music producer (Dasent) with over 25 years of industry experience. Dasent will join PwB, on a QUB match-funded PhD studentship, becoming an integral part of this proposed research. DAWs see use in a range of pursuits; music production, music composition, audio recording, audio mixing and mastering to name but a few. The outcomes of this research, therefore have the potential to impact visually-impaired people working with sound and music in several contexts. Furthermore, due to the pervasive nature of accessibility barriers in computing, the research has a potentially global impact. The outcomes of the research will contribute knowledge in accessibility studies, technological influence on creativity, and tactile human-computer interaction. Three project partners (Creative United in London and two music production studios in Belfast) will support the team in enabling access to industry-standard music production tools and working methods. These partners will support the dissemination of research outcomes and promote the creative work of visually-impaired music producers through industry facing publications and a symposium. A documentary film of the research processes and outcomes has been discussed and agreed on with Outpost Production, Belfast.

本研究将探讨视障音乐制作人在音乐制作工作室使用基于软件的创作工具时遇到的障碍。性能无障碍（PwB）在女王大学贝尔法斯特（QUB），在包容性，无障碍仪器设计领域活跃的一个既定的研究团队，将导致这个拟议的三年研究项目。普华永道将与伦敦玛丽皇后大学（QMUL）的数字音乐中心（CDM）合作，受益于他们在电子硬件设计和开发方面的工程专业知识。这项研究旨在弥合视障音乐制作人与视力正常的音乐制作人之间的差距。普华永道团队的核心是坚信平等和无差别地获得技术可以带来平等的就业机会。许多视障人士使用屏幕阅读软件访问计算机。由于潜在的技术原因，用于音乐制作的大多数软件，例如数字音频工作站（DAW），仍然与这些无障碍工具不兼容。从根本上说，屏幕阅读所提供的控制性质，可能会对音乐创作等创作过程产生意想不到的后果。在这个项目中，普华永道将为英国的视障音乐制作人研究音乐制作软件的无障碍性，并开发和评估屏幕阅读器范式的替代方案。四个主要的研究问题将集中在，普华永道认为这将导致更大的平等，在访问用于创造性目的的数字化工具。我们提出的主要问题是：哪些可用性和可访问性问题是用屏幕阅读器控制音乐制作软件所固有的？触觉控制表面技术的设计如何提高视障音乐制作者的音乐制作软件的可用性和可访问性？与视力正常的音乐制作人相比，视力受损的音乐制作人在操作音乐制作软件时是否会经历更大程度的认知负荷？访问音乐制作软件参数的线性方式（目前许多可访问软件包的标准）如何告知或改变音乐制作过程的创作流程？遵循“没有我们，就没有我们”这句格言，这项研究植根于残疾人社区，并由一位拥有超过25年行业经验的视障音乐制作人（Dasent）的见解指导。Dasent将加入普华永道，在一个QUB匹配资助的博士生奖学金，成为这个拟议的研究的一个组成部分。DAW可以用于各种各样的追求;音乐制作，音乐创作，音频录制，音频混合和掌握，仅举几例。因此，这项研究的结果有可能影响视力受损的人在几种情况下使用声音和音乐。此外，由于计算中的可访问性障碍的普遍性，该研究具有潜在的全球影响。研究成果将有助于无障碍研究，技术对创造力的影响，以及触觉人机交互的知识。三个项目合作伙伴（伦敦的Creative United和贝尔法斯特的两个音乐制作工作室）将支持该团队获得行业标准的音乐制作工具和工作方法。这些合作伙伴将支持研究成果的传播，并通过面向行业的出版物和研讨会促进视障音乐制作人的创造性工作。一部关于研究过程和成果的纪录片已经与贝尔法斯特的前哨制作公司讨论并达成一致意见。