György Wersenyi
Runar Unnthorsson
Csapo Adam
580 California St., Suite 400
San Francisco, CA, 94104
Sound of Vision - Spatial Audio Output and Sonification Approaches
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41267-2_28
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Abstract
The paper summarizes a number of audio-related studies conducted by the Sound of Vision consortium, which focuses on the construction of a new prototype electronic travel aid for the blind. Different solutions for spatial audio were compared by testing sound localization accuracy in a number of setups, comparing plain stereo panning with generic and individual HRTFs, as well as testing different types of stereo headphones vs custom designed quadrophonic proximaural headphones. A number of proposed sonification approaches were tested by sighted and blind volunteers for accuracy and efficiency in representing simple virtual environments.
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