Auditory Selective Attention Switch in a Virtual Reality Classroom

A Unity project and Matlab code for collecting data on voluntary auditory attention switching in a virtual classroom. The dataset includes experiment performance data, head tracking, and questionnaire responses. It was created by Carolin Breuer of RWTH Aachen University.

Use Cases

• Analyzing reaction times and error rates based on the provided experiment performance data.
• Studying head movement patterns based on the collected head tracking data.
• Evaluating simulator sickness and presence based on the provided questionnaire responses.
• Replicating the VR classroom experiment based on the provided Unity project and Matlab code.

Strengths

• Includes a complete Unity project for visual display and experiment structure.
• Provides Matlab code for experiment preparation, HpTF measurement, and data evaluation.
• Contains three types of collected data: performance, head tracking, and questionnaire responses.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The acoustic stimuli are not provided with the dataset and are available only on request.

Provenance

Source

RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Hearing Technology and Acoustics

Collection Method

Data collected from a virtual reality classroom experiment.