Hearing the Moment with MetaEcho! From Physical to Virtual in Synchronized Sound Recording

Zheng WEI, Yuzheng Chen, Wai Tong, Xuan Zong, Huamin Qu, Xian Xu, LIK-HANG LEE

Abstract: In film education, high expenses and limited space significantly challenge teaching synchronized sound recording (SSR). Traditional methods, which emphasize theory with limited practical experience, often fail to bridge the gap between theoretical understanding and practical application. As such, we introduce MetaEcho, an educational virtual reality leveraging the presence theory for teaching SSR. MetaEcho provides realistic simulations of various recording equipment and facilitates communication between learners and instructors, offering an immersive learning experience that closely mirrors actual practices. An evaluation with 24 students demonstrated that MetaEcho surpasses the traditional method in presence, collaboration, usability, realism, comprehensibility, and creativity. Three experts also commented on the benefits of MetaEcho and the opportunities for promoting SSR education in the metaverse era.

Primary Subject Area: [Experience] Art and Culture

Secondary Subject Area: [Experience] Multimedia Applications

Relevance To Conference: MetaEcho leverages virtual reality technology to bring a new approach to the field of education for film synchronized sound recording. It offers a highly immersive learning platform that simulates real recording equipment and the movie production process, enabling students to practice and explore within a virtual environment. This method not only strengthens the link between theoretical understanding and practical application but also enhances students' collaboration, usability, comprehensibility, and creativity. MetaEcho represents a fresh attempt to apply multimedia in the domain of film arts education.

Submission Number: 2158