Spatialization of sound in user interfaces is discussed. With increased use of audio, allowing spatial discrimination should increase usability and performance. Our spatial audio strategy uses monitor-side loudspeakers and crosstalk-cancellation. In mapping auditory space onto the interface's visual space, we exaggerate directional audio cues and incorporate auditory distance. A series of pilot tests confirm that this strategy retains audio-visual cohesion.

Author: Evans, Michael J.
Affiliation: School of Computer Science, Cybernetics and Electronic Engineering, University of Reading, Reading, UK
AES Convention: 107 (September 1999) Paper Number: 5053
Publication Date: September 1, 1999 Import into BibTeX
Subject: Digital Signal Processing
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