Understanding Immersive Audio: a Historical and Socio-cultural Exploration of Auditory Displays

Active Sensory Tuning for Immersive Spatialized Audio

Unlike their visual counterparts, immersive spatialized audio displays are highly sensitive to individual differences in the signal processing parameters associated with source placement in azimuth and elevation. We introduce Active Sensory Tuning (AST) as a general framework within which human observers can efficiently search through large design spaces. The application of AST to individualizi...

Exploration of the Relationship between Cultural-Socio-Economic Determinants and Entrepreneurship

Fundamental and Technological Limitations of Immersive Audio Systems

Numerous applications are currently envisioned for immersive audio systems. The principal function of such systems is to synthesize, manipulate, and render sound fields in real time. In this paper, we examine several fundamental and technological limitations that impede the development of seamless immersive audio systems. Such limitations stem from signal-processing requirements, acoustical con...

Evaluation of Socio-cultural and Climate Criteria in Venacular Architecture (Case study: A comparative study of historical and contemporary Tekiehs in Mazandaran)

Socio-cultural characteristics and climate have always been recognized main factors influencing the physical formation of ritual spaces architecture. The purpose of this study was to evaluate these criteria. This research is a combination of qualitative and quantitative research. The method of the present study is descriptive-survey and to evaluate the importance of each criterion, the opinions...

Image-based Virtual Tours and 3d Modeling of past and Current Ages for the Enhancement of Archaeological Parks: the Visualversilia 3d Project

The research project VisualVersilia 3D aims at offering a new way to promote the territory and its heritage by matching the traditional reading of the document and the potential use of modern communication technologies for the cultural tourism. Recently, the research on the use of new technologies applied to cultural heritage have turned their attention mainly to technologies to reconstruct and...