Workshop announcement -- Motion tracking and moving audio, Oct 13 & 14, Glasgow

[Michael Akeroyd <maa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Workshop Announcement
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Moving Sounds and Moving Listeners: A two day workshop on the use of 
motion tracking and moving audio in hearing research

Date: Midday Monday to midday Tuesday, October 13th and 14th, 2014.

Location: MRC/CSO Institute of Hearing Research (Scottish Section), 
Glasgow, Scotland

Hosts: Owen Brimijoin and Michael A. Akeroyd

Science Contact: owen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Administrative Contact: carole@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



Our acoustic world is in constant motion because our ears are attached 
to our heads, and we are rarely perfectly still. Auditory researchers 
have acknowledged this for over a century, but technology has limited 
our ability to thoroughly investigate the perceptual and physiological 
consequences of self-generated acoustic motion. This is no longer the 
case: the cost of accurate and high speed motion tracking equipment has 
dropped drastically and the increase in the computing power of desktop 
computers has made it possible to use software to move the physical or 
virtual locations of sound sources in near real time.

We are hosting a short, informal workshop on this rapidly expanding 
field of research. The workshop will include invited and submitted talks 
on original research in the field as well as thorough discussions of the 
advantages and opportunities (and the perils and pitfalls) associated 
with moving audio research. Furthermore, the workshop will include 
practical demonstrations on how motion tracking can be used to create 
sounds with illusory positions or create sounds that move as a precise 
function of head movements. We will also demonstrate how motion tracking 
can be used to present signals over headphones that appear to originate 
from stable locations out in the world, rather than inside the head. 
Matlab code for the motion-tracking demonstrations will be freely 
provided along with a welcome lunch and workshop dinner.

Spaces will be limited. To register, contact Carole Torrance 
(carole@xxxxxxxxxxxxx). There are slots available for contributed talks, 
so if you are also interested in presenting your own work please submit 
a brief abstract to Carole before the 3rd of October. Please keep the 
purpose of the workshop in mind and make sure you are prepared to 
discuss your methods in detail with all the workshop participants.

Invited Speakers:
Ewan MacPherson        – University of Western Ontario, Canada
Lutz Wiegrebe             – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Germany
Jennifer Bizley             – UCL Ear Institute, United Kingdom

Cost: A £20 attendance fee will be used to offset the cost of the food, 
tea and coffee, and venue. This fee will be waived for students. Glasgow 
is a lively city with an international airport and rail connections to 
almost anywhere in the UK. Motion tracking is a fascinating tool that’s 
unlocking a startling array of auditory experiments, so come join us to 
learn and talk about it for a couple of lovely autumn days in Scotland!

For any additional questions, send an email to owen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.


all the best,

-Owen and Mike.


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W. Owen Brimijoin, PhD, Senior Investigator Scientist
Dr Michael A Akeroyd, Section Director
MRC/CSO Institute of Hearing Research
Glasgow, United Kingdom
+44 (0) 141 201 8750
owen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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