Visual resonator: interface for interactive cocktail party phenomenon

We present Visual Resonator (VR), an auditory interface that promises to provide an interactive realization of the Cocktail Party Phenomenon. The wearer of this interface can hear a voice or auditory information only from the direction in which he/she is facing, and can send his/her voice only in the direction towards which he/she is facing. In addition, individuals who are within sight of each other can have a conversation, even if they are not close enough to talk directly, since an infrared signal is used to transmit the auditory information. Keywords Visual Auditory-interface, Visual Resonator, Direction Selective Infrared Transmission, Cocktail Party Phenomenon ACM Classification Keywords

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Junji Watanabe, Hideaki Nii, Yuki Hashimoto, Masahiko Inami
• Keywords: CHI 2006, Cocktail Party Phenomenon, Human Computer Interaction, Party Phenomenon ACM, Visual Resonator