Acoustic transparency and the changing soundscape of auditory mixed reality
McGill, Mark and Brewster, Stephen and McGookin, David and Wilson, Graham; (2020) Acoustic transparency and the changing soundscape of auditory mixed reality. In: CHI '20 - Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, USA, pp. 1-16. ISBN 9781450367080 (https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376702)
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Abstract
Auditory headsets capable of actively or passively intermixing both real and virtual sounds are in-part acoustically transparent. This paper explores the consequences of acoustic transparency, both on the perception of virtual audio content, given the presence of a real-world auditory backdrop, and more broadly in facilitating a wearable, personal, private, always-available soundspace. We experimentally compare passive acoustically transparent, and active noise cancelling, orientation-tracked auditory headsets across a range of content types, both indoors and outdoors for validity. Our results show differences in terms of presence, realness and externalization for select content types. Via interviews and a survey, we discuss attitudes toward acoustic transparency (e.g. being perceived as safer), the potential shifts in audio usage that might be precipitated by adoption, and reflect on how such headsets and experiences fit within the area of Mixed Reality.
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McGill, Mark, Brewster, Stephen, McGookin, David and Wilson, Graham ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2664-1634;-
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Item type: Book Section ID code: 72965 Dates: DateEvent21 April 2020Published9 December 2019AcceptedSubjects: Science > Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science Department: Faculty of Science > Computer and Information Sciences Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 30 Jun 2020 14:29 Last modified: 03 Sep 2024 00:42 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/72965