title: The Effect Of 3D Audio And Other Audio Techniques On Virtual Reality Experience.
abstract: Three studies were conducted to examine the effect of audio on people's experience in a virtual world. The first study showed that people could distinguish between mono, stereo, Dolby surround and 3D audio of a wasp. The second study found significant effects for audio techniques on people's self-reported anxiety, presence, and spatial perception. The third study found that adding sound to a visual virtual world had a significant effect on people's experience (including heart rate), while it found no difference in experience between stereo and 3D audio.
authors.affiliation: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Willem-Paul
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Brinkman
authors.affiliation: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Allart R D
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hoekstra
authors.affiliation: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Egmond
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001307:Auditory Perception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013028:Space Perception; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014796:Visual Perception