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XR Accessibility User Requirements
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[RNIB] 4.18 Binaural audio track alternatives #24

Open RealJoshue108 opened 4 years ago

RealJoshue108 commented 4 years ago

Filed on behalf of RNIB: Original comments sent to APA list

Regarding User Need 17: Immersive audio is crucial for people with severe sight loss. It helps with navigation, orientation and builds a virtual map of the ‘scene’. (Perhaps add another user need under 4.18 that refers to people with severe sight loss with following req.)

Add REQ 17b: Provide original soundtrack and audio description in binaural audio to build a 3-D soundscape for users who rely on audio to engage with environments.

RealJoshue108 commented 4 years ago

Thanks @Raisonali - we will discuss in RQTF.

RealJoshue108 commented 4 years ago

This was discussed in Research Questions TF on 27th May 2020 https://www.w3.org/2020/05/27-rqtf-minutes.html

The consensus was to remove the term 'binaural' as that has particular meanings in different contexts (pro audio etc).

The new requirement is that the audio needs to be spatial audio (original soundtrack and audio description). @Raisonali

Raisonali commented 4 years ago

Agreed, thank you for taking the time to discuss. @RealJoshue108