SoundSwarm: An Interactive Exploration of 3-Dimensional and Behavioral Modeled Sound
Description
This paper outlines the development of a software application that explores the plausibility and potential of interacting with three-dimensional sound sources within a virtual environment. The intention of the software application is to allow a user to become engaged with a collection of sound sources that can be perceived both graphically and audibly within a spatial, three-dimensional context. The three-dimensional sound perception is driven primarily by a binaural implementation of a higher order ambisonics framework while graphics and other data are processed by openFrameworks, an interactive media framework for C++. Within the application, sound sources have been given behavioral functions such as flocking or orbit patterns, animating their positions within the environment. The author will summarize the design process and rationale for creating such a system and the chosen approach to implement the software application. The paper will also provide background approaches to spatial audio, gesture and virtual reality embodiment, and future possibilities for the existing project.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2016-05
Agent
- Author (aut): Burnett, Garrett
- Thesis director: Paine, Garth
- Committee member: Pavlic, Theodore
- Contributor (ctb): School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies
- Contributor (ctb): School of Arts, Media and Engineering
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College