Real-time sound synthesis and propagation for games

Abstract

Simulating the complete process of sound synthesis and propagation by exploiting aural perception makes the experience of playing games much more realistic and immersive.

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Index Terms

• Applied computing

  • Arts and humanities

    • Sound and music computing

• Computing methodologies

  • Artificial intelligence

    • Computer vision

      • Image and video acquisition

        • 3D imaging

  • Computer graphics

    • Animation

• Human-centered computing

  • Human computer interaction (HCI)

• Information systems

  • Information retrieval

    • Specialized information retrieval

      • Multimedia and multimodal retrieval

        • Music retrieval