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A pioneering audio system debuting at the Australian Open this week seeks to translate live ball position data from tennis matches into spatial sound effects to make it easier for blind and low-vision fans to follow the action.
The stream is called Action Audio, and it was developed through a partnership between digital agency AKQA, Tennis Australia and Monash University in Melbourne. It uses real-time information to recreate three-dimensional sound to give listeners a sense of the speed and trajectory of the ball, its proximity to the line and shot types of different players.
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