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Area of Science:

  • Audiology
  • Acoustics
  • Computer Science

Background:

  • Virtual acoustic environments (VAEs) are crucial for audiology research.
  • Existing tools may lack interactive dynamic rendering capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a software toolbox for creating and rendering dynamic VAEs.
  • To enable direct user interaction within simulated acoustic environments.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the TASCAR (Toolbox for creation and rendering of dynamic virtual acoustic environments) software.
  • Implementation of simulation methods for VAE generation.
  • Outline of the software architecture.

Main Results:

  • A functional software tool for simulating VAEs has been created.
  • Example VAEs were generated and analyzed using the developed software.

Conclusions:

  • The TASCAR software provides a valuable tool for audiology research.
  • The developed system facilitates the simulation and analysis of VAEs with interactive rendering.