Proceedings of the 54th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering

AN APPROACH TO A VIRTUAL REALITY REPRESENTATION OF THE COPACABANA SOUNDSCAPE

Published in 25/09/2025 - ISBN: 978-65-272-1573-8

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Paper Title
AN APPROACH TO A VIRTUAL REALITY REPRESENTATION OF THE COPACABANA SOUNDSCAPE
Authors
  • Jonas Heck
  • Michael Vorländer
  • Josep Llorca-Bofí
  • Julio Cesar Boscher Torres
  • ROBERTO ESTEBAN CAMPOS RUIZ
  • Janina Fels
Modality
Onsite-Oral
Subject area
15.1 Soundscapes in Built Environments
Publishing Date
25/09/2025
Country of Publishing
Brazil | Brasil
Language of Publishing
en-US
Paper Page
https://www.even3.com.br/anais/international-congress-exposition-noise-control-engineering/1076201-an-approach-to-a-virtual-reality-representation-of-the-copacabana-soundscape
ISBN
978-65-272-1573-8
Keywords
Soundscape, Virtual Reality, Auralization
Summary
In a collaboration between RWTH Aachen and UFRJ, the iconic environment of Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro was investigated in an area of 240 m x 450 m along the Avenida Atlantica. The extensive measurement campaign delivered audio and video recordings and photographic data acquisition. With the help of photogrammetry, a textured mesh as well as a simplified model for acoustic simulation were created. The model now serves as a basis for a virtual environment for soundscape research in Virtual Reality. The challenges in this context are vehicle type and trajectory identification, determination of surface material properties for the surfaces in this built environment, and implementation in an auralization with a high number of sources. The tools involved and the workflow of creating this large-scale auralization are described, and first results are presented and discussed.
Title of the Event
Inter-Noise 2025
City of the Event
São Paulo
Title of the Proceedings of the event
Proceedings of the 54th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering
Name of the Publisher
Even3
Means of Dissemination
Meio Digital

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HECK, Jonas et al.. AN APPROACH TO A VIRTUAL REALITY REPRESENTATION OF THE COPACABANA SOUNDSCAPE.. In: Proceedings of the 54th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering. Anais...Sao Paulo(SP) WTC Events Center, 2025. Available in: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/international-congress-exposition-noise-control-engineering/1076201-AN-APPROACH-TO-A-VIRTUAL-REALITY-REPRESENTATION-OF-THE-COPACABANA-SOUNDSCAPE. Access in: 03/04/2026

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