Accuracy of Perceived Distance in VR Using Verbal Descriptors

McArthur A, Sandler M, Stewart R. Accuracy of Perceived Distance in VR Using Verbal Descriptors. In: AES Conference: 2019 AES International Conference on Immersive and Interactive Audio. Audio Engineering Society; 2019. Paper 41. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20389

@inproceedings{McArthur2019_20389,
  author = {McArthur, Angela and Sandler, Mark and Stewart, Rebecca},
  title = {{Accuracy of Perceived Distance in VR Using Verbal Descriptors}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: 2019 AES International Conference on Immersive and Interactive Audio},
  note = {Paper 41},
  year = {2019},
  month = mar,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=20389}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Accuracy of Perceived Distance in VR Using Verbal Descriptors
AU  - McArthur, Angela
AU  - Sandler, Mark
AU  - Stewart, Rebecca
T2  - AES Conference: 2019 AES International Conference on Immersive and Interactive Audio
M1  - Paper 41
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/03/06
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Verbal descriptors used by participants when describing audio-visual distance match and mismatch conditions in cinematic VR are analyzed to expose underlying similarities and structures. The participants are analyzed from two perspectives: accuracy in auditory distance discrimination and audio expertise. Similarities are found in the verbal descriptors used between accurate groups and inaccurate groups, as opposed to groups split by expertise. We propose the use of descriptors can be explained by internalized certainty. Audio experts and non-experts were equally likely to be accurate or consistent, thus audio expertise is not synonymous with spatial audio expertise, which demands unique consideration.
ER  -