What is it about?
This research explains measurements taken of humans standing between a sound source and a listener, as well as a study on those measured effects to determine what differences people can actually hear. We test for perceivable effects across distance, body type and gender. This work examines only the direct path of sound, but is a first step in building a system which can improve the sense of being in an interactive virtual environment with other people.
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Why is it important?
With online/remote working and entertainment becoming more commonplace, new systems are needed to enhance these experiences and create more believable virtual spaces. In particular, this work aims to aid with creating virtual spaces which feel like they are shared with other people, enhancing the sense of being in a room with others even when in remote locations.
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My hope is that people will find this an interesting area of research and might lead to new and exciting conversations about not only how to enhance our evolving online world, but also what it could and should look like going forward.
Steven McSeveney
Edinburgh Napier University
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This page is a summary of: Auditory Occlusion Based on the Human Body in the Direct Sound Path: Measured and Perceivable Effects, September 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3678299.3678312.
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