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Psychoacoustic evaluation of a new earpiece for augmented-reality audio

  • The University of Sydney

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Abstract

An augmented-reality audio system ideally provides a means to present virtual auditory space stimuli to a listener, without distorting the listener's normal spatial hearing. In this work, we conduct a psychoacoustic experiment to evaluate both the virtual and real sound localisation fidelity of an augmented-reality audio system based on acoustically-transparent ear shells. In addition to being acoustically-transparent, the ear shells are comfortable to wear and relatively discrete and thus provide an attractive platform for presenting augmented-reality spatial audio. The results of the sound localisation tests indicate that high-fidelity spatial audio, i.e., spherical correlation coefficient generally greater than 0.87, but with individual variations, can be obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2007, ICSV 2007
Pages803-810
Number of pages8
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2007, ICSV 2007 - Cairns, QLD, Australia
Duration: 9 Jul 200712 Jul 2007

Publication series

Name14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2007, ICSV 2007
Volume1

Conference

Conference14th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2007, ICSV 2007
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityCairns, QLD
Period9/07/0712/07/07

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