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Sound-Enhanced Map

Implementing Krygier's Sound Variables (1994)

👁️ Compare with Visual-Only Version

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Try both versions to compare how sound vs. visual variables handle multivariate data!

Instructions:
1. Click "Enable Audio" to start
2. Click on any city marker
3. Listen to how data maps to sound:
• Pitch: Population (higher = higher pitch)
• Volume: GDP per capita (listen during attack)
• Duration: Area size (total length)
• Timbre: Wealth (rich=sawtooth, poor=sine)
• Stereo Position: Geographic location (use headphones!)
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Sound Legend

Pitch: Population size
Volume: Economic prosperity (listen for attack level)
Duration: Geographic area (total sound length)
Timbre: Wealth level (sawtooth=rich, square=middle, sine=lower)
Stereo: East/West position (use headphones!)

🎵 Sound Variable Advantages

• All variables heard simultaneously without interference
• No visual crowding or symbol overlap
• Temporal patterns emerge naturally
• Accessible to visually impaired users
• Memorable embodied experience

Click a city to see data mapping...