Navigation for the blind through audio-based virtual environments

Authors:
Jaime Sánchez;Mauricio Sáenz;Alvaro Pascual-Leone;Lotfi Merabet
Affiliations:
University of Chile, Santiago, Chile;University of Chile, Santiago, Chile;Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA;Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Venue:
CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2010

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Abstract

We present the design, development and an initial study changes and adaptations related to navigation that take place in the brain, by incorporating an Audio-Based Environments Simulator (AbES) within a neuroimaging environment. This virtual environment enables a blind user to navigate through a virtual representation of a real space in order to train his/her orientation and mobility skills. Our initial results suggest that this kind of virtual environment could be highly efficient as a testing, training and rehabilitation platform for learning and navigation.