Subject: Re: distance perception in virtual environment From: Sungyoung Kim <sungyoung@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:23:20 +0900 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--20cf3005158417a33d04a12666a5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-2022-JP Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear List, Thanks for all valuable and interesting references. I would like to add one on top of them: Auditory distance perception in humans: A summary of past and present research Pavel Zahorik et al. Acta Acustica United With Acustica 91,409-420 (2005) Sincerely, On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Kevin Austin <kevin.austin@xxxxxxxx>wrote: > Thanks to Richard Lyon: > > > "(2) The ear possesses no means by which the distance of a sound can be > judged. Judgment of distance is an extra-auditory function." > > p. 104 > > THE BASIS OF SOUND-LOCALIZATION > By H. BANISTER, > Psychological Laboratory, Cambridge > 1931 > > > THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY > Report of a > DISCUSSION ON AUDITION > HELD ON JUNE 19, 1931 > AT THE IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE > > Published by > THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY > 1 Lowther Gardens, Exhibition Road > London, S.W.7 > > > Kevin > > > > > On 2011, Apr 16, at 9:24 PM, Junfeng Li wrote: > > > Dear list, > > > > I am now wondering how to subjectively evaluate distance perception in > virtual environments which might be synthesized using WFS or HOA (high-order > ambisonics). In my experiments, the sounds were synthesized at different > distances and presented to listeners for distance discrimination. However, > the listener cannot easily perceive the difference in distance between these > sounds. > > > > Anyone can share some ideas or experiences in distance perception > experiments? or share some references on this issue? > > > > Thank you so much. > > > > Best regards, > > Junfeng > -- Ph.D. Research Fellow Sound&IT Development Division Yamaha Corporation, Japan $B%d%^%O!J3t!K%5%&%s%I!&#I#T3+H/<<(B $B")(B430-8650 $B@xxxxxxxx,8)IM>>;TCf6hCfBtD.(B10-1 #20/6 TEL:053(460)2580, FAX:053(460)2583 --20cf3005158417a33d04a12666a5 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-2022-JP Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 RGVhciBMaXN0LDxkaXY+PGJyPjwvZGl2PjxkaXY+VGhhbmtzIGZvciBhbGwgdmFsdWFibGUgYW5k IGludGVyZXN0aW5nIHJlZmVyZW5jZXMuPC9kaXY+PGRpdj48YnI+PC9kaXY+PGRpdj5JIHdvdWxk IGxpa2UgdG8gYWRkIG9uZSBvbiB0b3Agb2YgdGhlbTo8L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pjxicj48L2Rpdj48ZGl2 PkF1ZGl0b3J5IGRpc3RhbmNlIHBlcmNlcHRpb24gaW4gaHVtYW5zOiBBIHN1bW1hcnkgb2YgcGFz dCBhbmQgcHJlc2VudCByZXNlYXJjaDwvZGl2Pgo8ZGl2Pjxicj48L2Rpdj48ZGl2PlBhdmVsIFph aG9yaWsgZXQgYWwuIEFjdGEgQWN1c3RpY2EgVW5pdGVkIFdpdGggQWN1c3RpY2EgOTEsNDA5LTQy MCAoMjAwNSk8L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pjxicj48L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pjxicj48L2Rpdj48ZGl2PlNpbmNlcmVs eSw8L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pjxicj48ZGl2IGNsYXNzPSJnbWFpbF9xdW90ZSI+T24gTW9uLCBBcHIgMTgs IDIwMTEgYXQgODoxOSBBTSwgS2V2aW4gQXVzdGluIDxzcGFuIGRpcj0ibHRyIj4mbHQ7PGEgaHJl Zj0ibWFpbHRvOmtldmluLmF1c3RpbkB2aWRlb3Ryb24uY2EiPmtldmluLmF1c3RpbkB2aWRlb3Ry b24uY2E8L2E+Jmd0Ozwvc3Bhbj4gd3JvdGU6PGJyPgo8YmxvY2txdW90ZSBjbGFzcz0iZ21haWxf cXVvdGUiIHN0eWxlPSJtYXJnaW46MCAwIDAgLjhleDtib3JkZXItbGVmdDoxcHggI2NjYyBzb2xp ZDtwYWRkaW5nLWxlZnQ6MWV4OyI+VGhhbmtzIHRvIFJpY2hhcmQgTHlvbjo8YnI+Cjxicj4KPGJy PgomcXVvdDsoMikgVGhlIGVhciBwb3NzZXNzZXMgbm8gbWVhbnMgYnkgd2hpY2ggdGhlIGRpc3Rh bmNlIG9mIGEgc291bmQgY2FuIGJlIGp1ZGdlZC4gSnVkZ21lbnQgb2YgZGlzdGFuY2UgaXMgYW4g ZXh0cmEtYXVkaXRvcnkgZnVuY3Rpb24uJnF1b3Q7PGJyPgo8YnI+CnAuIDEwNDxicj4KPGJyPgpU SEUgQkFTSVMgT0YgU09VTkQtTE9DQUxJWkFUSU9OPGJyPgpCeSBILiBCQU5JU1RFUiw8YnI+ClBz eWNob2xvZ2ljYWwgTGFib3JhdG9yeSwgQ2FtYnJpZGdlPGJyPgoxOTMxPGJyPgo8YnI+Cjxicj4K VEhFIFBIWVNJQ0FMIFNPQ0lFVFk8YnI+ClJlcG9ydCBvZiBhPGJyPgpESVNDVVNTSU9OIE9OIEFV RElUSU9OPGJyPgpIRUxEIE9OIEpVTkUgMTksIDE5MzE8YnI+CkFUIFRIRSBJTVBFUklBTCBDT0xM RUdFIE9GIFNDSUVOQ0U8YnI+Cjxicj4KUHVibGlzaGVkIGJ5PGJyPgpUSEUgUEhZU0lDQUwgU09D SUVUWTxicj4KMSBMb3d0aGVyIEdhcmRlbnMsIEV4aGliaXRpb24gUm9hZDxicj4KTG9uZG9uLCBT LlcuNzxicj4KPGZvbnQgY29sb3I9IiM4ODg4ODgiPjxicj4KPGJyPgpLZXZpbjxicj4KPC9mb250 PjxkaXY+PGRpdj48L2Rpdj48ZGl2IGNsYXNzPSJoNSI+PGJyPgo8YnI+Cjxicj4KPGJyPgpPbiAy MDExLCBBcHIgMTYsIGF0IDk6MjQgUE0sIEp1bmZlbmcgTGkgd3JvdGU6PGJyPgo8YnI+CiZndDsg RGVhciBsaXN0LDxicj4KJmd0Ozxicj4KJmd0OyBJIGFtIG5vdyB3b25kZXJpbmcgaG93IHRvIHN1 YmplY3RpdmVseSBldmFsdWF0ZSBkaXN0YW5jZSBwZXJjZXB0aW9uIGluIHZpcnR1YWwgZW52aXJv bm1lbnRzIHdoaWNoIG1pZ2h0IGJlIHN5bnRoZXNpemVkIHVzaW5nIFdGUyBvciBIT0EgKGhpZ2gt b3JkZXIgYW1iaXNvbmljcykuIEluIG15IGV4cGVyaW1lbnRzLCB0aGUgc291bmRzIHdlcmUgc3lu dGhlc2l6ZWQgYXQgZGlmZmVyZW50IGRpc3RhbmNlcyBhbmQgcHJlc2VudGVkIHRvIGxpc3RlbmVy cyBmb3IgZGlzdGFuY2UgZGlzY3JpbWluYXRpb24uIEhvd2V2ZXIsIHRoZSBsaXN0ZW5lciBjYW5u b3QgZWFzaWx5IHBlcmNlaXZlIHRoZSBkaWZmZXJlbmNlIGluIGRpc3RhbmNlIGJldHdlZW4gdGhl c2Ugc291bmRzLjxicj4KCiZndDs8YnI+CiZndDsgQW55b25lIGNhbiBzaGFyZSBzb21lIGlkZWFz IG9yIGV4cGVyaWVuY2VzIGluIGRpc3RhbmNlIHBlcmNlcHRpb24gZXhwZXJpbWVudHM/IG9yIHNo YXJlIHNvbWUgcmVmZXJlbmNlcyBvbiB0aGlzIGlzc3VlPzxicj4KJmd0Ozxicj4KJmd0OyBUaGFu ayB5b3Ugc28gbXVjaC48YnI+CiZndDs8YnI+CiZndDsgQmVzdCByZWdhcmRzLDxicj4KJmd0OyBK dW5mZW5nPGJyPgo8L2Rpdj48L2Rpdj48L2Jsb2NrcXVvdGU+PC9kaXY+PGJyPjxiciBjbGVhcj0i YWxsIj48YnI+LS0gPGJyPjxkaXY+PGJyPjwvZGl2PjxkaXY+UGguRC4gUmVzZWFyY2ggRmVsbG93 PC9kaXY+PGRpdj48YnI+PC9kaXY+PGRpdj5Tb3VuZCZhbXA7SVQgRGV2ZWxvcG1lbnQgRGl2aXNp b248L2Rpdj48ZGl2PllhbWFoYSBDb3Jwb3JhdGlvbiwgSmFwYW48L2Rpdj48ZGl2Pjxicj48L2Rp dj4bJEIlZCVeJU8hSjN0IUslNSUmJXMlSSEmI0kjVDMrSC88PBsoQjxicj4KGyRCIikbKEI0MzAt ODY1MBskQiEhQEUyLDgpSU0+PjtUQ2Y2aENmQnRELhsoQjEwLTEgIzIwLzY8YnI+VEVMOjA1Myg0 NjApMjU4MCwgRkFYOjA1Myg0NjApMjU4Mzxicj4KPC9kaXY+Cg== --20cf3005158417a33d04a12666a5--