Relevance of Individual Numerically Simulated Head-Related Transfer Functions for Different Scenarios in Virtual Environments

Oehler M, do V.M. da Costa M, Regener M, Minh Voong T. Relevance of Individual Numerically Simulated Head-Related Transfer Functions for Different Scenarios in Virtual Environments. In: AES Conference: AES 2022 International Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference. Audio Engineering Society; 2022. Paper 34. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=21864

@inproceedings{Oehler2022_21864,
  author = {Oehler, Michael and do V.M. da Costa, Maurício and Regener, Marlon and Minh Voong, Tray},
  title = {{Relevance of Individual Numerically Simulated Head-Related Transfer Functions for Different Scenarios in Virtual Environments}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: AES 2022 International Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference},
  note = {Paper 34},
  year = {2022},
  month = aug,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=21864}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Relevance of Individual Numerically Simulated Head-Related Transfer Functions for Different Scenarios in Virtual Environments
AU  - Oehler, Michael
AU  - do V.M. da Costa, Maurício
AU  - Regener, Marlon
AU  - Minh Voong, Tray
T2  - AES Conference: AES 2022 International Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Conference
M1  - Paper 34
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/08/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=21864
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - In the present work, we investigate whether individual Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) have different relevance for varying applications in virtual environments (VE). For this purpose, numerically simulated HRTFs based on 3D scans of 40 participants are compared with a generic KEMAR HRTF and the HRTF of a simplified spherical model in three scenarios: speech perception in a cocktail party situation, music perception in a virtual concert hall, and spatial sound localization accuracy in an anechoic chamber. The results show that the individual HRTFs have a slight advantage, especially in the cocktail party situation and in sound localization. The relevance of individual HRTFs also seems to partly depend on the degree of musical sophistication of the participants.
ER  -