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Kamis, 28 Juli 2016

GOOGLE LETS YOU LISTEN TO 3D VIRTUAL REALITY AUDIO IN YOUR HEADPHONES

CALLED 'OMNITONE,' THE OPEN SOURCE PROJECT BRINGS NEW MEANING TO 'SURROUND SOUND'


Omnitone demo screenshot
A screen shot of "Fuerza Imprevista," one of Google's two demo videos

Today, Google announced a new open source project for what it deems "a key element for an immersive virtual reality experience": spatial audio. In other words, placing sound where it should be in three-dimensional space.

Called Omnitone, Google’s new platform allows you to actually hear things from where they come in virtual reality. Its technology rotates the entire sound field as you look around, which simulates how you actually hear the world around you.
So if someone is playing a violin behind you in virtual reality, you'll hear the audio coming from that direction in your headphones. As you turn toward the source, the sound will change and grow louder as it would if you were really there. Google provided the following graphic showing how the technology works:



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Google Omnitone graphic
Graphic showing how Google's new open source, spatial audio software works.


Right now, Google has two demo videos that you definitely need to try out for yourself. Drag your way to follow a violinist’s journey or watch a myriad of performers celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Either way, follow your ears.

TOUCH SCREENS ARE COMING TO THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

A HANDS-ON WAY TO LEARN ABOUT PACIFIC NORTHWESTERN CULTURES


Digital Totem
The American Natural History Museum's Digital Totem is a touch screen exhibit showcasing contemporary cultures in a new way.

Install a huge American Museum of Natural History to touch history and culture of the masses.

The first "Digital Totem" installed in the New York City museum will showcase the modern people, languages, and histories of cultures of the Pacific Northwest, including the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw, Haida, Nuu-chah-nulth, Musqueam, Gitxsan, Tlingit, and Tsimshian communities.


Museum visitors are able to "meet" Native residents in photos and interviews, examine 30 artifacts from the Museum’s collection via 360-degree rotations, listen to local languages, and create their own Northwest Coast soundscapes with recordings of natural features, animals, and local instruments.
Initiative cool with a lot of potential. If things go over well with the visitors, we can expect to see more touch screens in the AMNH soon.

No word on whether hand sanitizer and hourly glass cleanings are also part of the pilot program.
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