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Paterson, Justin 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7822-319X and Kadel, Oliver
(2023)
Audio for extended realities: a case-study informed exposition.
Convergence: The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies.
ISSN 1354-8565
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Abstract
An area of immersive storytelling in rapid evolution is that of extended reality. This emergent mode of experience employs spatial mapping, and both plane and object detection to superimpose computer-generated images in the volumetric context of a physical space via a head-mounted display. This in turn produces a unique set of challenges and opportunities for associated audio implementation and aesthetics. Creative development of this audio is often a function of evolving toolsets, and the associated workflow is far from standardized.
This paper forms a context for such audio workflow, one that draws from precursor technologies such as audio for games and virtual reality and develops this into an outline taxonomy that is both representative of the state of the art, and forward facing towards impending step changes such as 5G-headset interaction and the metaverse.
The context is framed through a series of case studies. Between 2019 and 2021, BBC and Oculus TV commissioned virtual-reality and mixed-reality experiences of several classic documentary series by Sir David Attenborough: Museum Alive, Micro Monsters, First Life and Kingdom of Plants. The sound design, audio postproduction and immersive audio for these experiences were implemented by the company 1.618 Digital, and drawing from first-hand-creator involvement, the workflows are deconstructed and explored with reference to tools, technologies and techniques.
Such an exposition forms the basis for an analysis of both this and broader creative practice in the field of audio for extended reality, and this is subsequently used to present a vision of audio in the future of immersive storytelling.
The experiences received numerous award nominations and prizes, including from the Raindance Festival and a double Emmy.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Identifier: | 10.1177/13548565231169723 |
| Subjects: | Media > New media and new media theory Music > Music/audio technology |
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| Depositing User: | Justin Paterson |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2022 14:18 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2024 11:03 |
| URI: | https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/9436 |
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