Highcharts Sonification Studio: An Online, Open-Source, Extensible, and Accessible Data Sonification Tool
Stanley J. Cantrell, Bruce N. Walker, Øystein Moseng
Abstract
The Highcharts Sonification Studio is the culmination of a multi-year collaboration between Highsoft—the makers of Highcharts—and the Georgia Tech Sonification Lab, to develop an extensible, accessible, online spreadsheet and multimodal graphing platform for the auditory display, assistive technology, and STEM education community. The Highcharts Sonification Studio leverages advances in auditory display and sonification research as well as over 20 years of experience gained through developing the original Sonification Sandbox. We discuss the iterative design and evaluation process of the Highcharts Sonification Studio to ensure usability and accessibility, and highlight opportunities for growth of the tool and its use for research, art, and education within the ICAD community and beyond.