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Alerts

Movement Alerts

Magnet Focus Alert (First time focusing)

"Magnet at [location] of the Play Area. Use the W A S D keys to move the magnet. Use number keys Number 1, 2, or 3 keys to jump slide the magnet."

Movement AlertMagnet Focus Alert (after first time focusing)

"Magnet at [step direction]"

Movement Alert: direction

location] of the Play Area."

Initial step made after: focusing; step direction change; or step size change

"A [step size] step [step direction]."

Jump

Note: there is no alert for steps made after an initial step. Subsequent steps will have a magnet move sonification mapped to velocity.

Slide start alert: on release of 1, 2, or 3 key press

"Jumping Sliding magnet [jump slide speed] to [jump slide direction] side of play area. Press Space to stop jumpslide."

Jump Slide stop alert: Space bar is pressed, bumped into a coil or reached edge of play area

"Jumping Sliding stopped."

Jumping Sliding in progress

"Jumping to [jump direction]."
Alert Frequency: This is a lower priority alert. If one of the other alerts / events has occurred it is not be necessary to give this movement alertNote: there is no alert for sliding in progress as there will be a magnet move sonification mapped to velocity.

Coil bump alert

"Bumped into [number coils] coil."

Location Alerts

Location change alert: magnet transitions from one location region into another

"At [location] of play area."

Coil proximity change alert: magnet transitions from one coil proximity region into another

Single coil: "[coil proximity] 4-loop coil."
Both coils: "[coil proximity] 4-loop coil. [coil proximity] 2-loop coil."
Alert Frequency: This alert is omitted if the user's action will trigger an Entrance Direction or Exiting Coil alert.

Coil proximity change event with magnetic field enabled

Single coil: "[coil proximity] 4-loop coil and [field strength] magnetic field passing through."
Both coils: "[coil proximity] 4-loop coil and [field strength] magnetic field passing through. [coil proximity] 2-loop coil and [field strength] magnetic field passing through."
Alert Frequency: This alert is omitted if the user's action will trigger an Entrance Direction or Exiting Coil alert.

Coil Entrance Direction Alert

"[number coils] coil entrance to the [left / right]."
"[number coils] coil entrance no longer to the [left / right]."
Alert Frequency: this alert should occur only once and during the transition into the region.

Exiting Coil Alert

"Exiting [number coils] coil."

Sim Controls Alerts

Volt meter: adding / removing

Adding Volt Meter: "['Connecting ' / 'removing'] volt meter to circuit"
Removing Volt meteter: "Removing volt meter from circuit"

Magnetic field: show / hide

Showing field lines single coil: "Showing magnetic field lines. [field strength] magnetic field passing through 4 loop coil."
Showing field lines both coils with DIFFERENT intensities: "Showing magnetic field lines. [field strength] magnetic field passing through 4 loop coil. [field strength] magnetic field passing through 2 loop coil. (only if 2-loop coil is enabled)"."
Showing field lines both coils with SAME intensities: "Showing magnetic field lines. [field strength] magnetic field passing through both 4 loop and 2 loop coils."
Hiding field lines: "Hiding magnetic field lines.

2 loop coil: show / hide

"['Adding' / 'Removing'] 2 loop coil [to / from] Adding 2-loop coil: "Adding 2 loop coil to circuit."
Removing 2 loop coil: "Removing 2 loop coil from circuit."

Rotate magnet

"Flipping magnet: North pole is now on ['left' / 'right']. South pole now on ['right' / 'left']."

Rotate magnet: with visible field lines

"Flipping magnet and its magnetic field: North pole is now on ['left' / 'right']. South pole now on ['right' / 'left']."
Remark: This is the same description as a regular "Rotate Magnet" alert text with the addition of "and its magnetic field".

Alert Descriptor Values

coil proximity:

Far from
Close to
Very close to
In

field strength:

Very strong
Strong
Weak
Very weak
Minimal

jump slide direction:

left
right

jump slide speed:

slowly (1 key pressed)
normally (2 key pressed)
quickly (3 key pressed)

location:

top-left
top-center
top-right
middle-left
middle-right
center
bottom-left
bottom-center
bottom-right
+edge if at edge

number coils:

2 loop
4 loop

step direction:

left
right
up
down

step size:

regular (default)
large (if CTRL modifier pressed)
small (if Shift modifier pressed)

Faraday's Law (h1)

Scene Summary (h2)

Simulation Play Area contains a circuit and a magnet.

Currently, the a circuit consists of a lightbulb, a volt meter, [ 2 loop coil ], and a 4 loop coil. These parts are connected together with wires to form the circuit.

(If single coil)

The 4 coil is open on the left and right, allowing the magnet to pass through.
The magnet is at the [location] of the Play Area, [proximity] to the 4 loop coil.

(If both coils)The 4 and 2 loop coils are

Faraday's Law is an interactive sim. It changes as you play with it.

The play area has a light bulb circuit, and a moveable bar magnet. There are controls that change what is connected to the circuit, flip the bar magnet, and reset the sim.

Move the magnet to play.

Play Area (h2)

Light Bulb Circuit (h3)

(If just 4 loop coil attached)

In circuit are a light bulb and 4 loop coil. The coil is open on the left and right

, allowing

- the bar magnet

to

can pass through.

The magnet is at the [location] of the Play Area, [proximity] to the 4 loop coil, and [proximity] to the 2 loop coil.

(If field lines visible)

[field strength] magnetic field is passing through the 4 loop coil.
[field strength] magnetic field is passing through the 2 loop coil.

Move the magnet to play.

Play Area (h2)

Circuit (h3)

The circuit consists of a lightbulb, a volt meter, 2 loop coil, and a 4 loop coil. All of these parts are connected together with some wires to form the circuit. The 4 and 2 loop (If 2 loop or volt meter attached)
In circuit are a:

4 loop coil
2 loop coil (if enabled)
Volt meter (if enabled)

The coils are open on the left and right , allowing - the bar magnet to pass through.

[field strength] magnetic field is passing through the 4 loop coil. [field strength] magnetic field is passing through the 2 loop coil. (if field lines visible)

(Static)

Controls:

Checkbox: Connect volt meter to circuit
Checkbox: Show magnetic field
Checkbox: Add 2 loop coil to circuit

Magnet (h3)

(If just 4 loop coil attached)

The bar magnet is at the [ location ] of the Play Area. Use the W A S D keys to move the magnet.

(if single If 2 loop coil attached)

The bar magnet is:

[

proximity

location ]

to the 4-loop coil.(if both coils) The magnet is

of the Play Area
[proximity] to the 4

-

loop coil

, and is

.
[proximity] to the 2

-

loop coil.

(if field lines hidden) The magnet has two magnetic poles: Magnet polarity:

North on the [left / right]

,

South on the [right / left].

Button: flip magnet (Help text: "Flip North and South poles")

(

if

If field lines visible

) The magnetic field is going from North pole on [left / right] end, to South pole on [right / left] end of magnet.Button: flip magnetic poles

) Field Lines (h3)

Magnetic field lines go around from North end on [right / left] side of magnet, to South end on [left / right] side of magnet.

(If just 4 loop coil attached)

From the magnet's position, a[field strength] magnetic field is passing through the 4 loop coil.

(If 2 loop coil attached)

The magnet field strength is:

[field strength] at the 4 loop coil.
[field strength] at the 2 loop coil.

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Key

Alerts

Movement Alerts

Location Alerts

Sim Controls Alerts

Alert Descriptor Values

Faraday's Law (h1)

Scene Summary (h2)

Play Area (h2)

Light Bulb Circuit (h3)

Play Area (h2)

Circuit (h3)

Magnet (h3)

(

If field lines visible

) Field Lines (h3)