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FREE- AND VIRTUAL SOUND FIELD LOCALIZATION TASKS: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SIGHTED AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS

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2015-09-30
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Répás, J., & Wersényi, G. (2015). FREE- AND VIRTUAL SOUND FIELD LOCALIZATION TASKS: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SIGHTED AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS. Special Treatment - Interdisciplinary Journal, 1(3), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.18458/KB.2015.3.5
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The present study focuses on the examination of sound localization abilities of sighted and visually impaired persons. Sample: n = 59 (50 sighted and 9 visually impaired) persons, and 30 sighted persons. Method: we used Leybold 58707 piezo sound source in an anechoic room, and in the case of simulation of a virtual sound field, we used the Alice software in order to examine sound localization. Result: there is no significant difference between sound localization achievements of sighted and visually impaired persons in the free sound field. The localization uncertainty is higher when we apply a virtual reality simulator.