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- From: cwm@Turing.ORG (Chris W. Morris)
- Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
- Subject: Re: SCI: Three dimensional sound?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.214020.22826@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 21:40:20 GMT
- References: <1992Nov21.051454.25256@u.washington.edu>
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- Organization: The Turing Project, Charlottesville Virginia.
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- In article <1992Nov21.051454.25256@u.washington.edu>
- AKOSSOWSKY@TURBO.kean.edu writes:
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- >Please note also in regards to 'virtual acoustics', the Dec '92 issue
- >of Popular Science, which has a blurb about a new system being developed
- >by NASA, Page 85.
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- The article mentioned above is so small, I thought you might want to
- save the time and money to get it. So, here it is...
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- VIRTUAL ACOUSTICS
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- A companion to virtual reality, "Virtual acoustics" create the
- illusion that sounds are coming from specific points in space. When
- the listener moves, a tracking device mounted on headphones signals a
- computer, which manipulates the sounds transmitted. NASA's system
- might eventually be used to help air traffic controlers track planes
- in congested skies.
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- -From Popular Science, Dec '92.
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- I hope this is of some help, although there isn't much info here! :)
- With all the various applications virtual acoustics could enhance, I actually
- expected a bit more from Popular Science. Perhaps more will follow as the
- market learns of the potentuals here.
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- Take care,
- Chris W. Morris
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