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An Evaluation of Three Sound Mappings through the Localization Behavior of the Eyes

Authors: Evreinov, Grigori Evgenievich; Raisamo, Roope Samuli

AES Conference: 22nd International Conference: Virtual, Synthetic, and Entertainment Audio · Paper 000206 · June 2002

Abstract

Sonification of objects is an important research field that allows us to present graphical forms to people who have low vision, or who are blind. This paper presents some preliminary results of the study an approach to the problem of objective recording of subjective sound image. Sonification of the same graphic objects was based on amplitude panning method through three different sound mappings. Visualization of auditory localization strategies was carried out through SMI EyeLink Gaze Tracking system. The evaluation showed that audio stimuli cause a smaller irritation than cognitive control of eye behavior in absence of visual stimulus. Therefore, we suggest that eye tracking cannot directly be used as a criterion of sound mapping efficiency.

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Published in
AES Conference: 22nd International Conference: Virtual, Synthetic, and Entertainment Audio
Paper number
000206
Publication date
June 6, 2002
Session subject
Virtual, Synthetic and Entertainment Audio
Affiliation
TAUCHI Computer-Human Interaction Unit, Dept. of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper