Friday, October 12, 2012

Audio Working Group Publishes Use Cases and Requirements

Audio Working Group Publishes Use Cases and Requirements:
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The Audio Working Group has now published a Use Cases document which details the kinds of things the Web Audio API is intended for. The document details the following uses:
  1. Video Chat Application
  2. 3D game with music and convincing sound effects
  3. Online music production tool
  4. Online radio broadcast
  5. Music Creation Environment with Sampled Instruments
  6. Connected DJ booth
  7. Playful sonification of user interfaces
  8. Podcast on a flight
  9. Short film with director's commentary and audio description
  10. Web-based guitar practice service
  11. User Control of Audio
If you have a use case you feel should be added, please contribute via the public discussion list. Those who have been following this blog at all know that we've seen representation of nearly all of these hypothetical uses already. The future looks bright!