Development of Auditory Interaction Techniques to Explore Specific Locations

Possibility of Interaction Using Active Nature in the Act of Exploration

Abstract

Humans have the ability to understand sound localization through hearing. On the other hand, to ensure localization understanding, humans perform exploratory behaviors such as changing the direction of both ears to check the direction of the sound and moving their bodies to check the distance from the increase or decrease of the sound. This study takes advantage of the active nature of this exploratory behavior. By designing feedback suitable for such conventional human behavior, we aim to realize an interaction that makes exploratory behavior more reliable. In this paper, I create a prototype that allows us to confirm the working principle of several methods to explore new interactions suitable for exploratory behavior. By comparing them, we describe our findings on the characteristics of each method.