Gallery: Inside the Sound Lab That Uses VR to Build Immersive Spaces

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    A test subject—surrounded by speakers— explores a virtual concert hall at Arup's SoundLab in the UK. The main lab is in New York.
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    Floto + Warner
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    The SoundLab helped fine tune National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. You can take a VR tour of the completed hall.
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    Arup
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    Exploring virtual architecture at the Arup SoundLab in New York.
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    Arup
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    Snøhetta's Oslo Opera House was fine tuned in the SoundLab.
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    Arup
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    A test user tries out the "shake table" motion platform.
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    Arup
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    Toronto's Pearson International Airport is another SoundLab client.
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    A viewer prepares to explore the SoundLab in New York.
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