Seat selection system for theatres and concert halls based on audio-visual integration technology

Abstract

It is of great significance to establish the virtual visual/audio simulation in building environment or indoor auditorium, as this is also a key issue which has drawn attention from other research fields including computer-aided design, virtual reality and acoustic simulation. This paper introduces the architecture and realization of a seat selection system based on audio-visual integration technology and the subjective preference test based on the seat selection system. The visual/audio subjective evaluation experiments on Xiamen Concert Hall and Ferrara Opera House were carried out, the experiments show that visual-audio factors have impact on the visual-audio preference and subjective evaluation of concert halls and theatres. The combined effect of acoustic and non-acoustic parameters (such as visual factors) on hearing and the perception of acoustics is also discussed in the paper.