Touch-sensitive 3D maps guide the blind with spoken instructions

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Getting around unfamiliar public spaces can be tough even with all your senses, but if you can't see where you're going it's downright intimidating. A new multi-sensory model promises a brighter future, though, with 3D maps that give spoken directions and building information when touched. The technology comes courtesy of a collaboration between tactile-graphics company Touch Graphics and the University of Buffalo's Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA Center), and while it was designed specifically to help visually-impaired people, it's also meant to show off the potential of tangible touch interfaces... Continue Reading Touch-sensitive 3D maps guide the blind with spoken instructions



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Tags: 3D, Blind, Maps, Prototype, Tactile, University of Buffalo



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