Objective Evaluation of an Acoustics system for Immersive Virtual Reality

Abstract

We examined how much the immersive feeling and sense of presence given by the user changes as the sound is zoomed in accordance with the zoom of the image in the VR system. For verification, we have developed VR system that can record omnidirectional images and sound. Our system cut out sound and images in the target direction in real time. Experimental results show that the user can obtain more immersive and sense of presence by zooming the sound according to the zoom of the images.