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Head-related impulse responses (HRIRs) or head-related transfer functions (HRTFs, in the frequency domain) describe spatial-temporal acoustic properties of a human body resulting from the interaction of user’s head, ear, and torso with the sound-field in space. The synthesis of a binaural anechoic spatial sound can be obtained by the convolution of an anechoic sound signal with left- and right-ear HRTFs chosen among a discrete set of measurements, i.e., spatial locations. Binaural and monoarual localization cues contained in the HRTFs allow users to experience a 360° spatial audio experience, being fundamental component for the immersive and realistic auralization in virtual/augmented reality and games.
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Geronazzo, M. (2018). User Acoustics with Head-Related Transfer Functions. In: Lee, N. (eds) Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08234-9_258-1
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