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Over the past decades, research in room acoustics has established several derivative measures of an impulse response, some of which are incorporated in the ISO 3382 standards. These parameters intend to represent perceptual qualities, but were developed without a consistent modeling of room acoustical perception. More recent research proposed comprehensive inventories of room acoustic perception that are purely based on evaluations by human subjects, such as the Room Acoustical Quality Index (RAQI). In this work RA-QI scores acquired for 70 room impulse responses were predicted from room acoustical parameters. Except for Reverberance, the prediction of RAQI factors performed rather poor. In most cases, the sound source had a greater impact on RAQI scores. All analyses are published in an online tool, where users can upload omnidirectional and binaural impulse responses, and instantly obtain and visualize several physical descriptors, as well as predicted RAQI scores for three different sound sources. So far, acceptable prediction accuracy is achieved for Reverberance, Strength, Irregular Decay, Clarity and Intimacy. Larger data sets of evaluated impulse responses are required to improve the model performance and enable reliable predictions of room acoustical quality. Therefore, the administration of RAQI evaluations within the website is currently being developed.
The decarbonization of for example the energy or heat sector leads to the transformation of distribution grids. The expansion of decentralized energy resources and the integration of new consumers due to sector coupling (e.g. heat pumps or electric vehicles) into low voltage grids increases the need for grid expansion and usage of flexibilities in the grid. A high observability of the current grid status is needed to perform these tasks efficiently and effectively. Therefore, there is a need to increase the observability of low voltage grids by installing measurement technologies (e.g. smart meters). Multiple different measurement technologies are available for low voltage grids which can vary in their benefit to observation quality and their installation costs. Therefore, Bayernwerk Netz GmbH and E.DIS AG in cooperation with E-Bridge Consulting GmbH and the Institute for High Voltage Equipment and Grids, Digitalization and Energy Economics (IAEW) investigated the effectiveness of different strategies for the smartification of low voltage grids. This paper presents the methodology used for the investigation and exemplary results focusing on the impact of intelligent cable distribution cabinets and smart meters on the quality of the state estimation.
In the EILD.nrw project, Open Educational Resources (OER) are being developed for teaching databases. Instructors can use the tools and courses in a variety of learning scenarios. Students of computer science and application subjects learn the complete life cycle of databases. For this purpose, quizzes, interactive tools, instructional videos, and courses for learning management systems are developed and published under a Creative Commons license.
Der Tagungsband umfasst sämtliche Beiträge des Themennachmittags „New Work – Next Learning“, der am 22. November 2022 am Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Hochschule Düsseldorf stattgefunden hat. Ausgehend von der Fragestellung, welche Mitarbeiter und Führungsnachwuchskräfte Unternehmen zur erfolgreichen Bewältigung des digitalen Wandels benötigen und welche Erwartungen Studierende an zukünftige Arbeitsstrukturen und -prozesse haben, wurde auch kritisch diskutiert, welche Chancen und Risiken hierbei aus der Digitalisierung der Hochschule resultieren und was dies für zukünftige Forschungs-, Lehr- und Verwaltungsprozesse an Hochschulen bedeutet. Dazu haben unterschiedliche Referenten das Tagungsthema aus Sicht von Wirtschaftspraxis und Hochschule beleuchtetet und wichtige Impulse zu den Potenzialen der Digitalisierung in der Hochschul- und Weiterbildung, zur Bedeutung von selbstbestimmtem und eigenverantwortlichem Lernen, innovativen Lehr- und Lernkonzepten sowie einem veränderten Rollenverständnis beigetragen.
Room reverberation alters the spatial impression and timbre of a sound by modulating its spectral and temporal characteristics. Thus, we argue that, on a perceptual level, reverberation basically breaks down into interaural differences and spectro-temporal cues and that the separation of a perceived timbre into a sound source and a surrounding room is a purely cognitive process. To investigate the connection between the perception of reverberation cues and timbre analysis, the sensitivity for changes in reverberation was compared to timbre perception abilities. The Timbre Perception Test was used to measure the perception of the temporal envelope, spectral centroid, and spectral flux of artificial sounds. Sensitivity for changes in reverberation time was tested with a discrimination task using speech and noise with speech-alike spectral and temporal envelopes as source signals. Musical and acoustical expertise was assessed through the Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index and self-reports on experience with and knowledge of acoustics. There was a considerable correlation between timbre and reverberance perception ability, but timbre perception and academic experience predicted only 41% of the variance in reverberance perception. Still, perception abilities related to similar acoustical phenomena seem to be better indicators of listening skills than self-reports on acoustical or musical expertise.
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Through constant technical progress, multi-user virtual reality is transforming towards a social activity that is no longer only used by remote users, but also in large-scale location-based experiences. We evaluate the usage of realtime-tracked avatars in co-located business-oriented applications in a "guide-user-scenario" in comparison to audio only instructions. The present study examined the effect of an avatar-guide on the user-related factors of Spatial Presence, Social Presence, User Experience and Task Load in order to propose design guidelines for co-located collaborative immersive virtual environments. Therefore, an application was developed and a user study with 40 participants was conducted in order to compare both guiding techniques of a realtime-tracked avatar guide and a non-visualised guide with otherwise constant conditions. Results reveal that the avatar-guide enhanced and stimulated communicative processes while facilitating interaction possibilities and creating a higher sense of mental immersion for users. Furthermore, the avatar-guide appeared to make the storyline more engaging and exciting while helping users adapt to the medium of virtual reality. Even though no assertion could be made concerning the Task Load factor, the avatar-guide achieved a higher subjective value on User Experience. Due to the results, avatars can be considered valuable social elements in the design of future co-located collaborative virtual environments.
Die Simulation landwirtschaftlicher Prozesse hat in den vergangenen Jahren stark an Bedeutung gewonnen. Damit ist die Hoffnung verbunden, neue Erkenntnisse zu generieren mit dem Ziel der Erhöhung der Effizienz, Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit in der Landwirtschaft. Besonders große Herausforderungen stellen dabei die Modellierung landwirtschaftlicher Güter und der für Simulationen teilweise erforderliche, hohe Rechenaufwand dar. Um der bereits recht weiten und weiter fortschreitenden Verbreitung dieser Technologien Rechnung zu tragen und sie zu fördern, entstand die Idee für eine themenspezifische Tagung, die sich ausdrücklich und ausschließlich mit der Simulation landtechnischer Güter und Prozesse befasst.