Distance Perception in Virtual Audio-Visual Environments

Gavin Kearney; Marcin Gorzel; David Corrigan; John Squires; Frank Boland

Distance Perception in Virtual Audio-Visual Environments

Gavin Kearney, Marcin Gorzel, David Corrigan, John Squires, Frank Boland

Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media

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Abstract

Spatial localisation of sounding objects is affected not only by auditory cues but also by other modalities such as vision. This is true particularly in the context of distance perception where the number of auditory cues is limited in comparison to e.g. localisation in horizontal and vertical planes. In this study we investigate the influence of vision on the perception of audio. In particular, the effect of incongruent audio-visual cues is explored in the context of the perception of auditory distance in photorealistic virtual reality environments. Preliminary results show that one can allow for a significant mismatch in rendered auditory and visual distance before an audio-visual scene ceases to be perceived as consistent by most of the participants.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	25th UK Conference of the Audio Engineering Society
Subtitle of host publication	Spatial Audio In Today's 3D World
Publisher	Audio Engineering Society
Publication status	Published - 25 Mar 2012
Event	25th UK Conference of the Audio Engineering Society: Spatial Audio in Today's 3D World - York, United Kingdom Duration: 25 Mar 2012 → 27 Mar 2012

Conference

Conference	25th UK Conference of the Audio Engineering Society: Spatial Audio in Today's 3D World
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	York
Period	25/03/12 → 27/03/12

Access to Document

http://www.aes-uk.org/uk-conference/25th-conf-spatial-audio-in-todays-3d-world/25th-conf-prov-prog/

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Kearney, G, Gorzel, M, Corrigan, D, Squires, J & Boland, F 2012, Distance Perception in Virtual Audio-Visual Environments. in 25th UK Conference of the Audio Engineering Society: Spatial Audio In Today's 3D World., Paper 15, Audio Engineering Society, 25th UK Conference of the Audio Engineering Society: Spatial Audio in Today's 3D World, York, United Kingdom, 25/03/12. <http://www.aes-uk.org/uk-conference/25th-conf-spatial-audio-in-todays-3d-world/25th-conf-prov-prog/>

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