The Sound of Vision project involves developing a sensory substitution device that is aimed
at creating and conveying a rich auditory representation of the surrounding environment to …

The current publication investigates how expectations about room acoustics influence the
perceived quality. In case of binaural playback, the listener is regularly forced into an …

The paper summarizes a number of audio-related studies conducted by the Sound of Vision
consortium, which focuses on the construction of a new prototype electronic travel aid for the …

In this paper, we experimentally investigate how the 3D sound localization capabilities of the
blind can improve through perceptual training. To this end, we develop a novel perceptual …

Introduction As the number of people with visual impairments (that is, those who are blind or
have low vision) is continuously increasing, rehabilitation and engineering researchers have …

As long as there has been recording of sound, people have been striving for the perfect
sound reproduction enabling the real illusion of artists being in the room. There are reports …

Human spatial representation is determined by the interaction of a wide range of stimuli,
including visual, neuromotor and acoustic information. In a virtual acoustic environment that …

This paper aims to test the hypothesis that audiovisual perceptual feedback based training
can improve the sound localization accuracy and the navigational skills in a virtual auditory …

In order to design an effective audio-based assistive device, we have to consider the users'
sound localization performance and spatial auditory resolution. As most of the virtual …

Virtual acoustic environments can provide a plausible reproduction of real acoustic scenes.
Since the perceived quality is based on expectations and previous sound exposure, a …