Patent ID: 7818077

Claim:
A method for providing spatial sound data associated with a fast moving object in a scene for a virtual environment, comprising: determining if the object is currently moving fast through the scene based on at least one of position, distance and direction for the object in regard to a point of view in the scene; providing pre-recorded spatial sound data in at least two channels of a single audio file associated with the determined object moving fast through the scene, wherein the pre-recorded spatial sound data includes at least spatial approaching sound data recorded in a first channel of the audio file and spatial retreating sound data recorded in a second channel of the audio file; and consecutively playing the pre-recorded spatial sound data for each of the at least two channels of the audio file associated with the object as it moves past the point of view in the scene, wherein the consecutive playing of the pre-recorded spatial sound data simulates approaching and retreating sound associated with the object moving past the point of view in the scene.