What is Spatial Audio

Spatial audio is an incredibly valuable function in Spot - it gives you the ability to bring back aspects of the physical office in your virtual world.

The concept of Spatial Audio is simple - the closer you are to someone, the better they’ll be able to hear you. The further away from them you are, the less you’ll be able to hear each other, until you’re out of range, and then can’t hear each other at all.

When Spatial Audio is enabled, look for a green circle around an Avatar that indicates their Spatial Range (or how far away you can be from them and still have them hear you).

Examples of Spatial Audio in action

In this image, you’ll notice that Mat’s Spatial Range has extended to me (A.J.), but not Andi. Since I’m on the outskirts of Mat, I’m going to hear him at about 30%, but if I move closer, would hear him at 100%. Andi and Mat can’t hear each other at all right now, because they’re too far away from each other.

Tips for Spatial Audio

In this image, Mat, Andi and I wouldn’t be able to hear each other at all, because we’re not within each others Spatial Range.

In this image, Mat, Andi and I can all hear each other perfectly, because we’re within Spatial Range of each other.

Spatial Audio Tip #1

Make sure you’re only using Spatial Audio in larger, communal spaces. You don’t want to use Spatial Audio in rooms that are intended for internal or external meetings - everyone should be able to hear each other equally in those spaces.

Spatial Audio Tip #2

Make sure your team is familiar with Spatial Audio, and which rooms it is enabled in your office. The last thing you want is for someone to have a conversation that’s intended to be private, now become public because the team wasn’t familiar with the functionality.

Spatial Audio Tip #3

Become familiar with Spatial Zones - more detail here: Spatial Zones