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Interactive 3-D Audio: Enhancing Awareness of Details in Immersive Soundscapes?

Authors: Schmidt, Mikkel; Schwartz, Stephen; Larsen, Jan

AES Convention 133 · Paper 8780 · October 2012

Abstract

Spatial audio and the possibility of interacting with the audio environment is thought to increase listeners' attention to details in a soundscape. This work examines if interactive 3-D audio enhances listeners' ability to recall details in a soundscape. Nine different soundscapes were constructed and presented in either mono, stereo, 3-D, or interactive 3-D, and performance was evaluated by asking factual questions about details in the audio. Results show that spatial cues can increase attention to background sounds while reducing attention to narrated text, indicating that spatial audio can be constructed to guide listeners' attention.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 133
AES Convention
133
Paper number
8780
Publication date
October 6, 2012
Session subject
Spatial Audio Over Headphones
Affiliation
Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; SoundTales, Helsingør, Denmark (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper