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Dear Mila,
to echo what Stefania wrote, we also use the HTC Vive pro eye, which allows us also to measure pupil dilation (this can be interesting for certain types of tests). We use Oculus Rifts, and will start using the Oculus Quest soon. We do not use the headphones
that come with the head-mounted displays, but we remove them and use the Sennheiser HD600/650 (with a decent amplifier, such as RME, MOTU or Focusrite, not the standard computer audio out). We also have a project which uses iPhones with the head-mounted cases
- they actually work rather well, and you can "pair" them with Bluetooth controllers in order to allow the user to easily interact with the tasks.
In terms of software, we do most of the graphics in Unity, using Blender if needed for the 3D models. For the iPhone option we use Unity as well, or C#/Swift when possible/suitable.
Please forgive me if now I make a bit of adversiting nos: for the audio spatialisation we use our own 3D Tune-In Toolkit, which is available here -
https://github.com/3DTune-In/3dti_AudioToolkit/. We normally use it in its "Test Application" version (standalone), connected with Unity through Open Sound Control (OSC).
An example of the functionalities of the Test Application can be found in this video (use headphones when listening):
and here is a video demonstrating the hearing loss/hearing aid functions
But you could also use it in its VST plugin form, and run it on MaxMSP or other VST hosts. Here you can download all the 3DTI Toolkit releases (Test App, VST, _javascript_, etc.)
We also have a Unity wrapper for the Toolkit, which allows to use it straight within the Unity environment as an asset. We'll launch v2.0 of the wrapper in the next two-three weeks, but if you need anything earlier I'll be happy to share the older version.
I hope this helps
Lorenzo
-- Dr Lorenzo Picinali Reader in Audio Experience Design Director of Undergraduate Studies Dyson School of Design Engineering Imperial College London Dyson Building Imperial College Road South Kensington, SW7 2DB, London T: 0044 (0)20 7594 8158 E: l.picinali@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/l.picinali www.imperial.ac.uk/design-engineering-school From: AUDITORY - Research in Auditory Perception <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Stefania Serafin <sts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 27 January 2021 09:23 To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Virtual reality equipment ******************* This email originates from outside Imperial. Do not click on links and attachments unless you recognise the sender. If you trust the sender, add them to your safe senders list https://spam.ic.ac.uk/SpamConsole/Senders.aspx to disable email stamping for this address. ******************* Hi Maria It depends on which kind of experiments you want to conduct. For hardware we use the VIVE pro if eye tracking is also involved, or Oculus Quest for more portable and not too computationally expensive solutions. For software we use Unity for the visual side and different audio engines (STEAM audio, Max….). Best Stefania > On 26 Jan 2021, at 19.04, MARÍA MILAGROS JERÓNIMO FUMERO <mjeronimof@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dear list, > > I am writing to you because I would be interested in conducting auditory perception tests in virtual reality environments. What type of equipment (hardware and software) do you recommend? > > Kind regards, > > Mila > |