Design and implementation of virtual environments training of the visually impaire

Authors:
D. Tzovaras;G. Nikolakis;G. Fergadis;S. Malasiotis;M. Stavrakis
Affiliations:
Informatics and Telematics Institute, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Thermi - Thessaloniki, Greece;Informatics and Telematics Institute, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Thermi - Thessaloniki, Greece;Informatics and Telematics Institute, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Thermi - Thessaloniki, Greece;Informatics and Telematics Institute, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Thermi - Thessaloniki, Greece;Informatics and Telematics Institute, Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Thermi - Thessaloniki, Greece
Venue:
Proceedings of the fifth international ACM conference on Assistive technologies
Year:
2002

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Abstract

This paper presents the virtual reality applications developed for the feasibility study tests of the EU funded IST project ENORASI. ENORASI aims at developing a highly interactive and extensible haptic VR training system that allows visually impaired people, especially those blind from birth, to study and interact with various virtual objects. A number of custom applications have been developed based on the interface provided by the CyberGrasp haptic device. Eight test categories were identified and corresponding tests were developed for each category. Twenty-six blind persons conducted the tests and the evaluation results have shown the degree of acceptance of the technology and the feasibility of the proposed approach.