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Direct Comparison of the Impact of Head Tracking, Reverberation, and Individualized Head-Related Transfer Functions on the Spatial Perception of a Virtual Speech Source

A study of sound localization performance was conducted using headphone-delivered virtual speech stimuli, rendered via HRTF-based acoustic auralization software and hardware, and blocked-meatus HRTF measurements. The independent variables were chosen to evaluate commonly held assumptions in the literature regarding improved localization: inclusion of head tracking, individualized HRTFs, and early and diffuse reflections. Significant effects were found for azimuth and elevation error, reversal rates, and externalization.

Authors: Begault, Durand R.; Wenzel, Elizabeth M.; Anderson, Mark R.
Affiliations: Human Factors Research and Technology Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA ; Raytheon Technical Services Company, Moffett Field, CA(See document for exact affiliation information.)
JAES Volume 49 Issue 10 pp. 904-916; October 2001 Import into BibTeX

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