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Direct Comparison of the Impact of Head Tracking, Reverberation, and Individualized Head-Related Transfer Functions on the Spatial Perception of a Virtual Speech Source

Authors: Begault, Durand R.; Lee, Alexandra S.; Wenzel, Elizabeth M.; Anderson, Mark R.

AES Convention 108 · Paper 5134 · February 2000

Abstract

A study was performed using headphone-delivered virtual speech stimuli, rendered via HRTF-based acoustic auralization software and hardware as well as blocked-meatus HRTF measurements. The independent variables were chosen to evaluate commonly held assumptions in the literature regarding improved localization: inclusion of head tracking, individualized HRTFs, and early and diffuse reflections. Significant differences were found for azimuth/elevation error, reversal rates, and externalization.:

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Published in
AES Convention 108
AES Convention
108
Paper number
5134
Publication date
February 6, 2000
Session subject
Psychoacoustics
Affiliation
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA ; NASA Ames Research Center, USA ; Raytheon STX Corporation, USA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper