538: We Studied Thousands of Heads
Accidental Tech Podcast
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The Importance of Space in Audio
Sebastian: I think it's kind of like when you're doing virtual face time with somebody or something, you want them to feel like they're in front of you. When they talk, their sound bounces off your coffee table. It will be give that convincing illusion that they're not just a disembodied floating head in your field of vision but they're actually a real floating head inyour living room. And that's how it should work. But I continue to say that when I watch a movie, I don't actually want the sound to bounce off my coffee table. Don't bounce it around my room.
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