User experience of stereo and spatial audio in 360° live music videos

Jukka Holm; Kaisa Väänänen; Anas Battah

doi:10.1145/3377290.3377291

User experience of stereo and spatial audio in 360° live music videos

Jukka Holm, Kaisa Väänänen, Anas Battah

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Abstract

360° music videos are becoming prevalent in music entertainment. Still, academic studies of the 360° live music experience covering both audio and visual experience are scarce. In this paper, we present a study of user experience of stereo and spatial audio in a 360° live music video setting with two different display types. The research was conducted in the form of a laboratory experiment, in which 20 participants watched and evaluated stereo and spatial audio versions of the same music video using a flat computer display and a head-mounted display (HMD). Based on the results, spatial audio combined with HMD scored highest in the quantitative metrics of perceived audio quality, presence, and overall listening experience. However, qualitative findings reveal that this combination does not fit well with users' listening habits. While nine participants preferred to use headphones to listen to music, thirteen participants viewed music listening as a secondary task-making the use of HMDs less suitable.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AcademicMindtrek 2020 - Proceedings of the 23rd International Academic Mindtrek Conference
Subtitle of host publication	January 2020, Tampere
Publisher	ACM
Pages	134-141
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450377744
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3377290.3377291
Publication status	Published - 2020
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	Academic MindTrek Conference - Tampere, Finland Duration: 29 Jan 2020 → 30 Jan 2020

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Conference	Academic MindTrek Conference
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Tampere
Period	29/01/20 → 30/01/20

Keywords

360° video
ambisonics
head-mounted display
music video
spatial audio
stereo
user experience
virtual reality

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computer Networks and Communications

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