Referring to my last post (moments ago) the following paragraph is in error.
Another area I would be interested in investigating is time-to-contact as it applies to hearing (Gibson was mostly involved with vision), and how binaural implantation might improve a listeners sense of safety in “three dimensional” space where there are multiple, moving, sound sources. Such studies under headphones are very realistic. As you wrote, “One of the characteristics in Gibson’s ecological approach that has been adopted by the VR field is the idea that perceptions are confirmed as true through ‘successful action in the environment’. Tilting one’s head can be considered action in the environment, and if the spatiality of the sounds heard correlate then that action can be considered successful. So head movements help to confirm that what is being perceived is correct.” I very much agree with what you wrote. Adding to this, avoiding collision is certainly a more successful action than identifying location to the nearest nth of a degree. What I meant to say was, "Such studies under headphones are NOT very realistic." A surround of speakers still rules. Eric C. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20130402/07bd38d4/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
