Auditory selective attention (ASA) is a common phenomenon which describes the ability to intentionally focus on a specific source of sound while ignoring other irrelevant sounds. Since in real life there are usually visual distractors in addition to auditory distractors, the effect of visual stimuli on ASA is also worth investigating. The purpose of this […]

In tropical countries, air conditioning systems are widely used to improve indoor climate. In many cases, natural ventilation can also provide thermal comfort for users with less energy consumption and better air quality as long as the pollution outdoors is not too high. However, openings in the facades for natural ventilation decrease the sound insulation. […]

The simulation of audio-visual performance is despite technological advancements still a challenging task which usually requires researchers to simplify problems in order to reduce computational complexity, sacrificing both auditory and visual fidelity. This raises the question as to what degree a model can be simplified without a noticable loss of quality. In order to analyze […]

Angetrieben durch die Reduzierung von Lärmbelastung und Simulation von Schallausbreitung kann akustische virtuelle Realität (AVR) zur Durchführung von Untersuchungen eingesetzt werden. Zunächst wird bildbasierte photogrammetrische Software verwendet, mit der ein städtisches Küstengebiet nachgebildet wird, um eine visuelle Darstellung der komplexen Umgebung zu generieren. Photogrammetrie erzeugt fotografische Punktwolken, die für immersive Anwendungen oder traditionelle Wiedergabemedien zu […]