The Effect of Auditory Anchors on Sound Localization: A Preliminary Study

Engel I, Goodman DFM, Picinali L. The Effect of Auditory Anchors on Sound Localization: A Preliminary Study. In: AES Conference: 2019 AES International Conference on Immersive and Interactive Audio. Audio Engineering Society; 2019. Paper 5. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20388

@inproceedings{Engel2019_20388,
  author = {Engel, Isaac and Goodman, Dan F. M. and Picinali, Lorenzo},
  title = {{The Effect of Auditory Anchors on Sound Localization: A Preliminary Study}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: 2019 AES International Conference on Immersive and Interactive Audio},
  note = {Paper 5},
  year = {2019},
  month = mar,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20388}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - The Effect of Auditory Anchors on Sound Localization: A Preliminary Study
AU  - Engel, Isaac
AU  - Goodman, Dan F. M.
AU  - Picinali, Lorenzo
T2  - AES Conference: 2019 AES International Conference on Immersive and Interactive Audio
M1  - Paper 5
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/03/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20388
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Traditional sound localization studies are often performed in anechoic chambers and in complete darkness. In our daily life, however, we are exposed to rich auditory scenes with multiple sound sources and complementary visual information. Although it is understood that the presence of maskers hinders auditory spatial awareness, it is not known whether competing sound sources can provide spatial information that helps in localizing a target stimulus. In this study, we explore the effect of presenting controlled auditory scenes with different amounts of visual and spatial cues during a sound localization task. A novel, gamified localization task is also presented. Preliminary results suggest that subjects who are exposed to audio-visual anchors show faster improvements than those who are not.
ER  -