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@inproceedings{Sandberg2006a, title={Using 3D Audio Guidance to Locate Indoor Static Objects}, author={Samuel Sandberg and Calle Håkansson and Niklas Elmqvist and Philippas Tsigas and Fang Chen}, url={http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/~elm/projects/3daudio/3daudio.pdf}, year={2006}, date={2006-01-01}, journal={Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting}, booktitle={Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting}, pages={1581--1584}, abstract={Is 3D audio an interesting technology for displaying navigational information in an indoor environment? This study found no significant differences between map- and 3D audio navigation. The user tasks tested involved finding objects in a real office environment. In order to conduct the study, a custom-made 3D audio system was built based on a public-domain HRTF-library to playback 3D sound beacons through a pair of earphones. Our results indicate that 3D audio is indeed a qualified candidate for navigation systems, and may be especially suitable for environments or individuals where vision is obstructed, insufficient, or unavailable. The study also suggests that special cues should be added to the pure spatial information to emphasize important information.}, keywords={}, }