Sound systems that place loudspeakers all around the audience have long since been adopted by the film industry, however, the influence these technologies can have on film viewing experiences has seen limited experimental validation. The study presented in this paper investigates the influence of three different multichannel soundtracks on the subjective assessment of a short film. To make this assessment, a short questionnaire was developed from concepts related to immersion described in previous publications. The results of the study suggest that the different soundtracks have no significant impact on the viewer’s feeling of immersion. However, further analysis suggests that for some participants, having sounds emanating from behind them was considered distracting.

Authors: Williams, Joseph; Francombe, Jon; Murphy, Damian
Affiliations: AudioLab, University of York, School of Physics, Engineering and Technology; Bang & Olufsen a/s, 7600 Struer, Denmark; AudioLab, University of York, School of Physics, Engineering and Technology(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Conference: AES 2023 International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio (August 2023)
Paper Number: 4
Publication Date: August 23, 2023 Import into BibTeX
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