News

2008

03.2008 - VRSonic announces release of VibeStudio Designer 1 Software Suite

03.2008 - VRSonic awarded a Phase II SBIR from the Office of Naval Research for "A Framework for Incorporating Affective Learning in Virtual Training Environments"

02.2008 - U.S. Trademark awarded for "Interfacelink"

02.2008 - U.S. Trademark awarded for "Adaptive Display"

2007

10.2007 - VRSonic is awarded a STTR Phase III contract

07.2007 - VRSonic announces the release of VibeStudio 1.0b1. Available for free download until September.

06.2007 - VRSonic awarded an SBIR from the Office of Naval Research for "A Framework for Incorporating Affective Learning in Virtual Training Environments"

04.2007 - VRSonic exhibited at NAVY/TAPS DawnBreaker conference in Arlington, Virginia on May 7th to 9th.

01.2007 - VRsonic is awarded a contract from Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK to provide an immersive 3D Spatial Audio System for the new Immersive Vision Theatre Planetarium

2006

09.2006
VRSonic will exhibit at the Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) conference in Galveston, TX on September 18th

09.2006
VRSonic founder and President, Dr. Hesham Fouad, is featured in the September issue of Entrepreneur Magazine

08.2006
U.S. Trademark awarded for "SoundNet"

08.2006
VRSonic is awarded a contract with University of Plymouth, England to provide an immersive audio solution for its new Interactive Vision Theater (IVT).

05.2006
VRSonic becomes an authorized dealer for Polemus

04.2006
VRSonic Ltd. is incorporated in London, England

02.2006
VRSonic is awarded contract with QSS/ NASA Ames, San Francisco, CA to maintain and develop SLAB for the Spatial Auditory Displays Lab

01.2006
VRSonic becomes an authorized dealer for PreSonus Audio

01.2006
U.S.Trademark awarded for "SoundScape 3D"

01.2006
VRSonic participates in immersive simulation culminating event at Clemson University, SC. Scientists at Clemson University are using VRSonic's VibeStudio spatial audio design and runtime suite to run a large human subject study examining the effectiveness of immersive technologies in military training.

2005

11.2005
VRSonic exhibits at I/ITSEC conference in Orlando, FL

09.2005
VRSonic awarded contract with T.J. Inc. to develop the audio component of the Amphibious Assault Vehicle Turret Trainer (AAV/TT), Orlando, FL

08.2005
U.S. Trademark awarded for "VRSonic"

07.2005
VRSonic exhibits at HCI Conference in Las Vegas, NV

07.2005
VRSonic is awarded an STTR Phase II contract in conjunction with University of Central Florida to develop the requisite science and technology for delivering optimized training solutions to military personnel in the field.

07.2005
VRSonic research paper presented at ICAD in Ireland "An Optimized Spatial Audio System for Virtual Training Simulations: Design and Evaluation"

07.2005
VRSonic is awarded a contract with The Naval Research Lab (NRL) to provide and install a state of the art immersive audio system in the Human Interface Lab

04.2005
VRSonic provides a spatial audio system for Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) simulators at Lockheed Martin Simulation Center, Orlando, FL

04.2005
VRSonic is awarded a contract with Lockheed Martin- Simulation, Training & Support to provide support for the Virtual Combat Convoy Trainer (VCCT)

03.2005
VRSonic creates a spatial audio simulation system for The Naval Research Lab in Washington D.C.

02.2005
VRSonic is awarded a contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in an STTR Phase I contract to develop training optimized spatial audio solutions for the Navy

02.2005
VRSonic announces the release of it VibeStudio product, the first of its kind, professional suite for the design of dynamic and immersive spatial audio environments.

02.2005
VRSonic becomes an authorized dealer for Monster Cables

01.2005
VRSonic becomes an authorized dealer of Sennheiser Electronic Corporation

2004

11.2004
VRSonic attends I/ITSEC conference in Orlando, FL to demonstrate its spatial audio solution for the Amphibious Assault Vehicle Turret Trainer (AAVTT). Participants, including AAV subject matter experts, agreed that the spatial audio inside the AAV turret was outstanding.

11.2004
Audio Anecdotes II is released with chapters contributed by Dr. Fouad

10.2004
VRSonic moves into a new, larger office space including a newly designed, fully immersive demonstration room.

10.2004
VRSonic is awarded a provisional patent issued for "Auditory Behavior Modeling"

08.2004
VRSonic installs a four person immersive audio system developed under ONR's VIRTE program in NRL's Warfighter Human Systems Integration Laboratory.

04.2004
U. S. Patent awarded for "Synthesis of Sonic Environments"

2003

11.2003
VRSonic displays its latest spatial audio simulation technology at the Lockheed Martin booth at the I/ITSEC conference in Orlando, FL.

08.2003
VRSonic presents at ICAD Boston, MA "An Optimized Spatial Audio System for Virtual Training Simulations: Design and Evaluation"

06.2003
VRSonic constructs an in-house immersive demonstration room

03.2003
VRSonic is awarded a contract with Lockheed Martin Information Systems- Advanced Simulation Center to support its Enduring Freedom Battle Reconstruction Project

03.2003
VRSonic is awarded a contract with Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

2002

02.2002
VRSonic is awarded a SBIR contract with The Office of Naval Research (ONR) through the VIRTE program

04.2002
VRSonic moves offices to Arlington, VA

08.2002
Audio Anecdotes is published by A.K. Peters with chapters contributed by Dr. Fouad

2001

05.2001
VRSonic participates in the ACM SIGGRAPH and EUROGRAPHICS Campfire: Acoustic Rendering for Virtual Environments in Snowbird, UT

07.2001
VRSonic presents at ICAD Finland "The Effect of Auditory Rendering on Perceived Movement: Loudspeaker Density and HRTF"

11.2001
VRSonic is awarded a contract with ITT Corporation

2000

04.2000
VRSonic is awarded a contract with ITT Corporation

02.2000
VRSonic is awarded DOD contract with the Office of Naval Research under the VIRTE program

1999

9.9.99
VRSonic is incorporated in Virginia by Hesham Fouad, D.Sc.

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SoundScape3D a spatial audio modeling and rendering engine that allows you to create, render, and display rich and vibrant virtual sonic environments.
VibeStudio auditory scene design suite for building immersive sonic environments.
SoundSim Micro plug-and-play spatial audio appliance designed for the individual listener in a shared immersive audio environment.
SoundSim Rack spatial audio appliance for medium to large scale loudspeaker or headphone based installations.
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