The Effect of Virtual Environments on Localization during a 3D Audio Production Task

Boerum M, Kelly J, Quiroz D, Cheiban P. The Effect of Virtual Environments on Localization during a 3D Audio Production Task. In: AES Conference: 2018 AES International Conference on Spatial Reproduction - Aesthetics and Science. Audio Engineering Society; 2018. Paper P5-5. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19619

@inproceedings{Boerum2018_19619,
  author = {Boerum, Matthew and Kelly, Jack and Quiroz, Diego and Cheiban, Patrick},
  title = {{The Effect of Virtual Environments on Localization during a 3D Audio Production Task}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: 2018 AES International Conference on Spatial Reproduction - Aesthetics and Science},
  note = {Paper P5-5},
  year = {2018},
  month = jul,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19619}
}

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TI  - The Effect of Virtual Environments on Localization during a 3D Audio Production Task
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AU  - Quiroz, Diego
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T2  - AES Conference: 2018 AES International Conference on Spatial Reproduction - Aesthetics and Science
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PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/07/06
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - In a perceptual study of three-dimensional audio for virtual reality (VR), an experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of virtual environments on localization during a production-based panning task. It was hypothesized that performing this task in VR would take longer and be less accurate than if conducted in a real environment. Using a 3D loudspeaker array and hardware panning controls, 80 participants were asked to repeatedly match probe sounds to the location of a randomly positioned target sound. Participants performed the task with and without awareness of loudspeaker position. Half were presented a VR replica of the environment using a head mounted display. Results showed that virtual reality did not significantly inhibit task performance.
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