New virtual reality audio format pretends to enhance immersive experience

Josep Llorca*, Ernesto Redondo, Francesc Valls, David Fonseca, Sergi Villagrasa

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Abstract

The implementation of sound in a virtual environment enhances immersive experience, and some audio formats have been developed for virtual reality. These formats are very powerful but they have also some limitations. Here we build upon this previous work by examining the properties of these formats. The aim of this study is to present the possibility of a new audio format based on the characteristics of the soundscape. Following the principles of audio correlation, an acoustic filter with the properties of the space is defined. The filter contains the acoustic information of the space and is able to be used whether in virtual reality and in acoustic analysis applications. This indicates that there is a possibility of obtaining a new audio format that contains the properties of the place.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLearning and Collaboration Technologies
Subtitle of host publicationNovel Learning Ecosystems - 4th International Conference, LCT 2017 Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Proceedings
EditorsPanayiotis Zaphiris, Andri Ioannou
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages22-33
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783319585086
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event4th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2017, held as part of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2017 - Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 9 Jul 201714 Jul 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10295 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Learning and Collaboration Technologies, LCT 2017, held as part of the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI 2017
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period9/07/1714/07/17

Keywords

  • Acoustics
  • Architecture
  • Audio filter
  • Urban design
  • Virtual reality

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