A system for three-dimensional acoustic "visualization" in a virtual environment workstation

This paper describes the real time acoustic display capabilities developed for the VIrtual Environment Workstation (VIEW) project at NASA-Ames Research Center. The acoustic display is capable of generating localized acoustic cues in real time over headphones. An auditory symbology, a related collect...

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Main Authors: Wenzel, Elizabeth M., Fisher, Scott S., Stone, Philip K., Foster, Scott H.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
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Applied computing
Applied computing > Arts and humanities
Applied computing > Arts and humanities > Sound and music computing
Human-centered computing
Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI)
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Summary:This paper describes the real time acoustic display capabilities developed for the VIrtual Environment Workstation (VIEW) project at NASA-Ames Research Center. The acoustic display is capable of generating localized acoustic cues in real time over headphones. An auditory symbology, a related collection of representational auditory "objects" or "icons," can be designed using ACE, the Auditory Cue Editor, which links both discrete and continuously-varying acoustic parameters with information or events in the display. During a given display scenario, the symbology can be dynamically co-ordinated in real time with three-dimensional visual objects, speech, and gestural displays. The types of displays feasible with the system range from simple warnings and alarms to the acoustic representation of multidimensional data or events.
DOI:10.5555/949531.949583