Spatial Haptic Orientation for Visually Impaired People

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Authors

POKLUDA Luděk SOCHOR Jiří

Year of publication 2003
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Eurographics Ireland Chapter Workshop Series
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Faculty of Informatics

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Field Informatics
Keywords Haptics; PHANToM; Orientation in Buildings;Spatial relations; Visually Impaired
Description Is it possible to show space relations to blind people? Techniques and experiments described in this article explore several ways blind people can acess spatial information using a one point force-feedback device. The study focuses on techniques supporting their orientation in buildings. Preliminary results show that wider spectrum of different techniques suitable for blind people is needed.
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