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Towards understanding the capability of spatial audio feedback in virtual environments for people with visual impairments
- Source :
- WEVR@VR
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- IEEE, 2016.
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Abstract
- This research analyzes if and how the Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF) can be used to support effective Human-Computer Interaction when people in a Virtual Environment (VE) without visual feedback. If sounds can be located in a VE by using HRTF only, designing and developing considerably safer but diversified training environments might greatly benefit individuals with visual impairments. To investigate this, we ran 2 usability studies: 1) to ascertain whether the HRTF could provide sufficient position information in VEs; 2) to learn whether the HRTF could provide sufficient distance and direction information in VEs. The results showed that a continuous audio feedback could help navigate in a VE without vision feedback.
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- 2016 IEEE 2nd Workshop on Everyday Virtual Reality (WEVR)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........92d13cd8cf18364ee5c0982027de3aa6