Quantifying Auditory Presence Using Electroencephalography

Presence is used to assess the subjective experience of being in one place when physically situated in another. Recently, the research on presence has gained increasing attention due to the wide use of immersive audio technologies. Currently, the most widely-used measurement of presence is based on post-experiment self-report questionnaires. It is reliable but imperfect due to the psychological changes caused by the act of answering the questionnaire when immersed in the virtual environment. Therefore, the present work aims to find an objective way to measure presence, and electroencephalography (EEG) was investigated as a possible tool for this objective measurement. In this study, two listening tests were conducted, where eight loudspeakers were used to reproduce urban soundscapes to stimulate auditory presence. Presence was measured by both questionnaires and EEG. Results showed a significant correlation between T/B (Theta/Beta Ratio) extracted from EEG and subjective presence levels assessed by questionnaires, suggesting the possible use of EEG to measure presence objectively. This study could bring some insight for the research of presence, and related technologies, such as VR, video games and immersive audio production.

F-1 Visa

Listen to the poem read by Saurabh Anad (author) with audio production by Ron Braxley: Check if it's OK with your visa and all? Writing Op-Eds on such things can be tricky.F-1 is like being behind the eight-ball. You’re not American, so why do their politics bother y’all?You’re here to study, yet locals may still go freaky.Check twice before you cause trouble with your visa and all. You don't even have a hyphenated identity. It's not your call,Don't ruin what you have. This path will not be easy.The F-1 visa keeps one behind the eight-ball. India and the U.S. are allies. Your decisions will declare you: mole.You’re a taxpayer but a stepchild in this country’s family,so check the consul’s small print on your visa and all. What if you get your dream job in this country after you graduate next Fall?You might afford a home, sponsor your parents, and live here freely,Don't take a chance at all. Being on F-1 is like being behind the eight-ball. I know how badly we both wanted to go to the #BLM protest at City Hall,But what if we get caught and need an attorney?Let’s check first. Would we be okay with the visa and all? Remember, we could loseour status, in an instant, since F-1s, at risk of being sunk, are forever behind the eight-ball.

Organize Dynamic Multimedia Presentations

Researchers can synergistically increase the impact of their text, audio, and visuals by integrating them into multimedia packages that present their work in a coherent framework. Multimedia presentations can take many forms. These might include virtual tours of a laboratory or center, explanations of a specific research discovery or research program, or multimedia explorations of a topic. Producing multimedia packages requires not only understanding video and audio production techniques, but also forming production teams to plan, execute, and market the multimedia package. A marketing plan can be done in consultation with your public information officer, committees, administrators, and others. After a multimedia package is debuted, it should be periodically reviewed and feedback invited to improve and update the package.

Pengujian Perangkat Lunak Aplikasi Studio Musik Nedd Audio Production Menggunakan Teknik Boundary Value Analysis

NEDD Audio Production is a recording studio that provides on-site music or track recording services and track sales. The owner still uses the manual system for scheduling records and still uses social media for track sales. This causes inefficient owner performance. To create a website that provides booking services for recording schedules and purchasing tracks that can help the owner in placing the recording schedule and purchasing tracks efficiently. The design used to create a website using UML (Unified Modeling Language), which consists of Use Case Diagrams.. Meanwhile, the programming language uses PHP and MySQL as a database. The implementation of this website uses a third-party service, namely Midtrans, which is a payment gateway service provider website from Indonesia