Today's large-size computer screens can display a wealth of information easily enough to overload the user's visual perceptual channel. Looking for a remedy for this effect, we research into providing additional acoustic cues through surround sound speakers mounted around the screen. In this paper, we demonstrate the results of user evaluations of interaction with screen elements using the surround-screen setup. Results of these tests have shown that applying surround-screen sound can enhance response times in a simple task, and that users can localize the approximate origin of a sound when played back with this technique.

Authors: Black, David; Loviscach, Jörn
Affiliations: Fachhochschule Bielefeld, University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld, Germany; Hochschule Bremen, University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 129 (November 2010) Paper Number: 8282
Publication Date: November 4, 2010 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Spatial Sound Processing
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