Mongolian Sound Worlds

The Use of Sound in Virtual Worlds: A Primer

Best of Three Worlds: Towards Sound Architectural Dependability Models

This paper surveys the most prominent formalisms for availability and reliability analysis and discusses the pros and cons of these approaches. Based on our findings, we outline a solution that unites the merits of the existing approaches into a sound architectural dependability model.

Physically Motivated Environmental Sound Synthesis for Virtual Worlds

A system is described for simulating environmental sound in interactive virtual worlds, using the physical state of objects as control parameters. It contains a unified framework for integration with physics simulation engines, and synthesis algorithms that are tailored to work within the framework. A range of behaviours can be simulated, including diffuse and non-linear resonators, and loose s...

Interacting With Sound: An Interaction Paradigm for Virtual Auditory Worlds

The visual and the auditory field of perception respond on different input signals from our environment. Thus, interacting with worlds solely trough sound is a very challenging task. This paper discusses methods and techniques for sonification and interaction in virtual auditory worlds. In particular, it describes auditory elements such as speech, sound and music and discusses their application...

Development of sound localization mechanisms in the mongolian gerbil is shaped by early acoustic experience.

Sound localization is one of the most important tasks performed by the auditory system. Differences in the arrival time of sound at the two ears are the main cue to localize low-frequency sound in the azimuth. In the mammalian brain, such interaural time differences (ITDs) are encoded in the auditory brain stem; first by the medial superior olive (MSO) and then transferred to higher centers, su...