An Exploration of Virtual Auditory Shape Perception

[Table of Contents]

List of Figures

2.1 The Cochlea

2.2 Frequency Sensitivity Along The Basilar Membrane

2.3 Auditory Stream Alternatives

3.1 Sixteen Element Speaker Array

4.1 Experiment Space

5.1 "Good" Drawings

5.2 "Bad" Drawings

5.3 "Ugly" Drawings

5.4 Number of Perceived Sources

5.5 Extent of Perceived Sources

6.1 Experimental Apparatus

6.2 Power Spectrum of Stimulus With Fundamental Frequency of 1000 Hz

7.1 Log plot of spacing function

7.2 Input Controls for Screening Experiment

7.3 Anomalous Variance Near Zero

7.4 Confusion Plot For Subject CD

8.1 Concurrent Minimum Audible Angle Experiment Interface

8.2 Control Function In Concurrent Minimum Audible Angle Experiment

8.3 Horizontal Concurrent Minimum Audible Angle at (0deg., 0deg.)

8.4 Horizontal Concurrent Minimum Audible Angle at (0deg., 0deg.)

9.1 Alphanumeric Auditory Shape Patterns

9.2 Interface for Auditory Vector Experiment I

9.3 Confusion Matrix for Experiment 1

9.4 The Relationship Between Identification Accuracy and Number of Pixels

9.5 Erroneous Selection Counts

9.6 Geometric Auditory Shape Patterns

9.7 Interface for Auditory Vector Experiment II

9.8 Percentage of Responses

10.1 Auditory Field Shape

10.2 Auditory Field Experiment Interface

10.3 Identification Performance on Auditory Field Experiment

10.4 Confusion Matrix of Performance on Auditory Field Experiment