1. 1. Immersion Through Surround Sound A Presentation by Dr. Christopher Hopkins
2. 2. 5.1 Speaker Setup
3. 3. 5.1 Speaker Setup
4. 4. Surround Sound Technologies Dolby Pro Logic I Dolby Pro Logic II Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS
5. 5. Dolby Pro Logic I
6. 6. Dolby Pro Logic I Encoding
7. 7. Dolby Pro Logic I Decoding
8. 8. Dolby Pro Logic I
9. 9. Dolby Pro Logic II
10. 10. Dolby Pro Logic II
11. 11. Dolby Pro Logic II
12. 12. Dolby Pro Logic II
13. 13. Dolby Digital 5.1
14. 14. Dolby Digital 5.1
15. 15. Dolby Digital 5.1
16. 16. DTS (Digital Theater Sound)
17. 17. DTS (Digital Theater Sound)
18. 18. Games with Surround Sound Secret of Mana 2 (SNES) Halo 2 (XBox) Dead Space (PS3) Battlefield 4 (PS4)
19. 19. Secret of Mana 2
20. 20. Halo 2
21. 21. Dead Space
22. 22. Battlefield 4
23. 23. Main Points Surround sound is most effective when sounds are immersive Footsteps, gunshots, explosions, dialogue, vehicles The human ear can detect 360 sound positioning unlike the human eye Timing, volume, frequencies Nondiegetic sounds and music should be aurally discernible from diegetic sounds Orchestral/Electronic musical ideas vs. sound effects
24. 24. Main Points Surround sound is effective in the first-person shooter, racing, and horror genres Camera placement relative to character A List of Many Surround Sound Formats Dolby Pro Logic I and II Qsound Roland Sound Space Dolby Digital 5.1 and 7.1 DTS 5.1 and 7.1 5.1 and 7.1 PCM
25. 25. Video Battlefield 3 7.1 Surround Sound