A key requirement for a sense of presence in Virtual Environments (VEs) is for a user to
perceive space as naturally as possible. One critical aspect is distance perception. When …

The purpose of this study was to determine the overall impact of early and late reflections on
the intelligibility of reverberated speech by cochlear implant listeners. Two specific …

Recently, an increased interest has been demonstrated in evaluating hearing aids (HAs)
inside controlled, but at the same time, realistic sound environments. A promising candidate …

Sound localization with hearing aids has traditionally been investigated in artificial
laboratory settings. These settings are not representative of environments in which hearing …

The reliability of algorithms for room acoustic simulations has often been confirmed on the
basis of the verification of predicted room acoustical parameters. This paper presents a …

Spatial perception is an important part of a listener's experience and ability to function in
everyday environments. However, the current understanding of how well listeners can locate …

Multimodal sensory presentations are now commonplace in many aspects of everyday life.
Cinematic or gaming experiences are probably two of the most popular examples. In some …

Comparative research on auditory distance perception between real and virtual
environments remains limited. This study examines how perceived distance of real sound …

This paper presents a freely-available spatially-sampled binaural room impulse response
dataset, measured at the University of Salford's ITU-R BS. 1116-compliant listening room …

This paper presents a perceptual experiment aimed at assessing the spatial quality of
acoustic environment rendering using a 4th order ambisonic auralization system. A novel …