New trends in sound planning using immersive virtual reality technology

Andy Chung; Terence Tsang; W. M. To

doi:10.18154/RWTH-CONV-239954

New trends in sound planning using immersive virtual reality technology

Andy Chung
, Terence Tsang
, W. M. To

Faculty of Business

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Abstract

Sustainable sound planning has been drawing more attention as citizens are demanding higher levels of comfort and livable environment while keeping the convenient access to transportation and neighborhood in urban settings. Particularly in Hong Kong, we see a lot of innovative building designs, such as smart facades, are there improving the overall indoor sonic environment of the premises. Apparently, different situations and designs can result in varying levels of costs and benefits. How to balance these becomes a challenge for the acoustical designers and sound planners. This paper presents a case study revealing how virtual reality technology can be applied to let the relevant stakeholders “experience” the noise benefits that a particular smart facade design can bring by “perceiving” the sonic environment and having it associated with different design options and costs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics
Subtitle of host publication	Integrating 4th EAA Euroregio 2019
Editors	Martin Ochmann, Vorlander Michael, Janina Fels
Publisher	International Commission for Acoustics (ICA)
Pages	4200-4205
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9783939296157
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.18154/RWTH-CONV-239954
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	23rd International Congress on Acoustics: Integrating 4th EAA Euroregio, ICA 2019 - Aachen, Germany Duration: 9 Sept 2019 → 23 Sept 2019

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics
Volume	2019-September
ISSN (Print)	2226-7808
ISSN (Electronic)	2415-1599

Conference

Conference	23rd International Congress on Acoustics: Integrating 4th EAA Euroregio, ICA 2019
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Aachen
Period	9/09/19 → 23/09/19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Keywords

Hong Kong
Smart facades
Sound planning
Virtual reality

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Chung, A., Tsang, T., & To, W. M. (2019). New trends in sound planning using immersive virtual reality technology. In M. Ochmann, V. Michael, & J. Fels (Eds.), Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics: Integrating 4th EAA Euroregio 2019 (pp. 4200-4205). (Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics; Vol. 2019-September). International Commission for Acoustics (ICA). https://doi.org/10.18154/RWTH-CONV-239954

Chung, Andy ; Tsang, Terence ; To, W. M. / New trends in sound planning using immersive virtual reality technology. Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics: Integrating 4th EAA Euroregio 2019. editor / Martin Ochmann ; Vorlander Michael ; Janina Fels. International Commission for Acoustics (ICA), 2019. pp. 4200-4205 (Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics).

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Chung, A, Tsang, T & To, WM 2019, New trends in sound planning using immersive virtual reality technology. in M Ochmann, V Michael & J Fels (eds), Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics: Integrating 4th EAA Euroregio 2019. Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics, vol. 2019-September, International Commission for Acoustics (ICA), pp. 4200-4205, 23rd International Congress on Acoustics: Integrating 4th EAA Euroregio, ICA 2019, Aachen, Germany, 9/09/19. https://doi.org/10.18154/RWTH-CONV-239954

New trends in sound planning using immersive virtual reality technology. / Chung, Andy; Tsang, Terence; To, W. M.
Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics: Integrating 4th EAA Euroregio 2019. ed. / Martin Ochmann; Vorlander Michael; Janina Fels. International Commission for Acoustics (ICA), 2019. p. 4200-4205 (Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics; Vol. 2019-September).

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Chung A, Tsang T, To WM. New trends in sound planning using immersive virtual reality technology. In Ochmann M, Michael V, Fels J, editors, Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress on Acoustics: Integrating 4th EAA Euroregio 2019. International Commission for Acoustics (ICA). 2019. p. 4200-4205. (Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics). doi: 10.18154/RWTH-CONV-239954

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