Using 3D Audio Guidance to Locate Indoor Static Objects
Paper in proceeding, 2006

Is 3D audio an interesting technology for displaying navigational information in an indoor environment? This study found no significant differences between map- and 3D audio navigation. The user tasks tested involved finding objects in a real office environment. In order to conduct the study, a custom-made 3D audio system was built based on a public-domain HRTF-library to playback 3D sound beacons through a pair of earphones. Our results indicate that 3D audio is indeed a qualified candidate for navigation systems, and may be especially suitable for environments or individuals where vision is obstructed, insufficient, or unavailable. The study also suggests that special cues should be added to the pure spatial information to emphasize important information.

headphones

wearable

navigation

audio perception

HRTF

RTLS

3D audio

head tracker

user study

auditive display

Author

Samuel Sandberg

Chalmers

Calle Håkansson

Chalmers

Niklas Elmqvist

Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Computing Science (Chalmers)

Philippas Tsigas

Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Computing Science (Chalmers)

Fang Chen

Chalmers, Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers), Computing Science (Chalmers)

50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2006; San Francisco, CA; United States; 16 October 2006 through 20 October 2006

1071-1813 (ISSN)

1581-1584
9780945289296 (ISBN)

Subject Categories

Computer Science

ISBN

9780945289296

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