Virtual acoustics — Applications and technology trends

Virtual acoustics is a general term for the modeling of acoustical phenomena and systems with the aid of a computer. It comprises many different fields of acoustics, but in the context of this paper the term is restricted to describe a system ranging from sound source and acoustics modeling in rooms to spatial auditory perception simulation in humans. In other words, virtual acoustics concept covers three major subsystems in acoustical communication: source, transmission, and the listener. This paper discusses virtual acoustics from the point of view of applications and technology trends.