Avventure con Microsoft Soundscape (Adventures with Microsoft Soundscape)
summary
A smartphone app turns headphones into an 3D spatial audio map that calls out streets, intersections and places using Bing and OpenStreetMap data; it runs on iPhone with stereo or bone‑conduction headsets and works in the background. Key features are audio beacons and markers for real‑time navigation and sharing, plus Soundscape Street Preview for virtual street‑level exploration. Demonstrations show users walking to a pharmacy, meeting a friend and training remotely with O&M instructors, and the app is already available in multiple countries including Italy.
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- 0:00Introduction to Soundscape
- 4:39Soundscape as mobility aid
- 8:28Real-world Soundscape demo
- 19:11Soundscape Street Preview
- 24:07Global O&M collaboration
- 30:19Italian release announcement
- 47:09Q&A session
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