Auditory Perception and Spatial Auditory Systems4

This paper reviews the perceptual and technical literature relevant to the generation of accurate acoustic displays for virtual environments. Beginning with an introduction to the process of human auditory perception, this paper critically examines common sound generation methods and techniques and discusses their advantages and disadvantages. The financial support of NSERC, NCE, IRIS, CRESTech and a York University President’s Dissertation Scholarship to B. Kapralos is gratefully acknowledged. The authors also thank Antonin Pribetic for his very helpful editing comments and suggestions.