Bringing Musicality to Movement Sonification: Design and Evaluation of An Auditory Swimming Coach

Abstract

In this paper we describe a novel approach to the sonification of crawl swim movement. The design method integrates task and data analysis From a sport science perspective with subjective experience of swimmers and swimming coaches, and strongly relies on the skills of musicians in order to define the basic sonic design. We report on the design process, and on the implementation and evaluation of a first prototype.