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Original Article

Evaluation of an audiovisual-FM system: Speechreading performance as a function of distance

Evaluación de un sistema FM audiovisual: Rendimiento en lectura labial en función de la distancia

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Pages 295-300 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

A research program was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of an audiovisual-FM system as a speechreading aid. The present study investigated the effects of the distance between the talker and the speechreader on a visual-speech perception task. Sentences were recorded simultaneously with a conventional Hi8 mm video camera, and with the microcamera of an audiovisual-FM system. The recordings were obtained from two talkers at three different distances: 1.83 m, 3.66 m, and 7.32 m. Sixteen subjects completed a visual-keyword recognition task. The main results of the investigation were as follows:

  1. For the recordings obtained with the conventional video camera, there was a significant decrease in speechreading performance as the distance between the talker and the camera increased.

  2. For the recordings obtained with the microcamera of the audiovisual-FM system, there were no differences in speechreading as a function of the test distances.

The findings of the investigation confirm that in a classroom setting the use of an audiovisual-FM system may constitute an effective way of overcoming the deleterious effects of distance on speechreading performance.

Acronyms
FM=

Frequency modulated

hearing level re: ANSI 1996=

dB HL: Decibel

Acronyms
FM=

Frequency modulated

hearing level re: ANSI 1996=

dB HL: Decibel

Sumario

Se llevó a cabo un programa de investigación para evaluar la eficacia de un sistema audiovisual FM como una ayuda para la lectura labial. Este estudio investiga los efectos de la distancia entre el locutor y el lector de labios, en una tarea de percepción visual del lenguaje. Se grabaron oraciones simultáneamente con una cámara de video convencional Hi8 mm y con la microcámara de un sistema de FM audiovisual. Las grabaciones se obtuvieron de dos locutores en tres diferentes distancias: 1.83, 3.66 y 7.32 m. La tarea de reconocimiento de las claves visuales fue completada por 16 personas. Los principales resultados son los siguientes:

  1. Para las grabaciones obtenidas con una cámara de video convencional, hubo una disminución significativa en el rendimiento de lectura labial en función de las distancias de la prueba, conforme la distancia entre locutor y cámara aumentó.

  2. En las grabaciones obtenidas con la microcámara del sistema audiovisual FM, no hubo diferencias en la lectura labial en función de las distancias.

Los hallazgos de esta investigación confirman que en un salón de clases, el uso de un sistema audiovisual FM puede constituir una forma efectiva de superar los efectos perjudiciales de la distancia en el rendimiento de la lectura labial.

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