Acoustic simulation for visualization and virtual reality

Visual presentation can benefit enormously from the integration of acoustic simulations. The combination of visualization and sonification will enable the scientist to perceive quantitatively and analyze qualitatively more data in the same amount of time. With respect to virtual reality the degree of immersion will deepen and the fidelity of virtual worlds will increase significantly. In this report the general appoaches for acoustic simulations, basic mapping and rendering techniques, device utilization, distributed and parallel systems, synchronization of graphical and acoustical presentations and realtime aspects will be explained and discussed.