VR Week: Immerse yourself: how the audio experts are bringing 3D sound to VR

George Lucas famously said that sound and music are 50% of a movie – but when it comes to virtual reality that percentage is far higher. Audio is the guiding force in VR. It's the tether that keeps a viewer from floating aimlessly in an unreal world, a signpost that can steer the direction of a movie or game's narrative. When you have complete freedom to look wherever you want, audio is there to offer a semblance of control.One of the figureheads in creating 3D audio for these new virtual