Visual Image Effects on Sound Localization in Peripheral Region under Dynamic Multimedia Conditions

  • Kono, Yoshinori (Department of Information Science, Faculty of Engineering, Utsunomiay University) ;
  • Hasegawa, Hiroshi (Department of Information Science, Faculty of Engineering, Utsunomiay University) ;
  • Ayama, Miyoshi (Department of Information Science, Faculty of Engineering, Utsunomiay University) ;
  • Kasuga, Masao (Department of Information Science, Faculty of Engineering, Utsunomiay University) ;
  • Matsumoto, Shuichi (KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc.) ;
  • Koike, Atsushi (KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc.) ;
  • Takagi, Koichi (KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc.)
  • Published : 2002.07.01

Abstract

This paper describes effects of visual information influencing sound localization in the peripheral visual Held under dynamic conditions. Presentation experiments of an audio-visual stimulus were carried out using a movie of a moving patrol car and its siren sound. The tallowing results were obtained: first, the sound image on the timing at the beginning of the presentation was more strongly captured by the visual image than that at the end, i.e., the "beginning effect" was occurred; second, in the peripheral regions, the "beginning effect" was strongly appeared in near the fixation point of eyes.

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