Title :
Integration of spatial sound in immersive virtual environments an experimental study on effects of spatial sound on presence
Author :
Poeschl, Sandra ; Wall, Konstantin ; Doering, Nicola
Author_Institution :
Res. Group Media Psychol. & Media Design, Ilmenau Univ. of Technol., Ilmenau, Germany
Abstract :
Sound is an important part of an immersive virtual environment, contributing to immersion, presence, and user performance. The experimental study presented analyzed the effect of spatial-sound vs. no-sound display on presence experienced in a 3D virtual scene. Results indicate a medium to strong effect of spatial sound, leading to higher levels of presence experienced.
Keywords :
display devices; virtual reality; 3D virtual scene; immersive virtual environment; no-sound display; spatial-sound display; user performance; Acoustics; Educational institutions; Legged locomotion; Optical imaging; Three-dimensional displays; Virtual environments; Visualization; I.3.7 [Computing Technologies]: Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism — Virtual Reality; J.4 [Computer Applications]: Social and Behavioral Sciences — Psychology;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality (VR), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4795-2
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2013.6549396
