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Immerscape: Supporting the Creation of Immersive Soundscapes by Users in Cultural Heritage Contexts

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Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia Intelligence (MoMM 2023)

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In this paper, we introduce Immerscape, an interactive tool for composing immersive soundscapes. Immerscape can be used to support the study and creation of historical soundscapes, enhancing the experience for visitors at culture and heritage sites. The tool allows non-technical users to compose immersive auditory scenes, by simply combining different sound recordings that simulate moving sound sources, as well as sound sources positioned in different locations in the scene. A preliminary evaluation of the tool’s usability and acceptance has been conducted, involving domain users and other volunteers.

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    Sound Design Accelerator Project.

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PASEV is funded by national funds through FCT/MCTES and co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through Compete 2020 - Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Program (POCI). Reference: PTDC/ART-PER/28584/2017 Grant Number: ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-028584/LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-028584.

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  1. NOVA School of Science and Technology and NOVA LINCS, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516, Quinta da Torre, Caparica, Portugal

    Carolina Ferreira, Sofia Cavaco, Armanda Rodrigues & Nuno Correia

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  1. Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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  2. Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria

    Ismail Khalil

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Ferreira, C., Cavaco, S., Rodrigues, A., Correia, N. (2023). Immerscape: Supporting the Creation of Immersive Soundscapes by Users in Cultural Heritage Contexts. In: Delir Haghighi, P., Khalil, I., Kotsis, G., ER, N.A.S. (eds) Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia Intelligence. MoMM 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14417. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48348-6_15

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