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  • Haptic Handheld Wayfinder with Pseudo-Attraction Force for Pedestrians with Visual Impairments

    Tomohiro Amemiya, Hisashi Sugiyama · 2009 · Proceedings of the 11th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '09)

    This paper presents a compact handheld haptic device that guides visually impaired pedestrians by generating a directional force sensation — a feeling of being pulled or pushed toward the correct direction. The device exploits a perceptual phenomenon called "pseudo-attraction…

    haptic technology · wayfinding · visual impairment · navigation · kinesthetic perception

  • Usability of a multimodal videogame to improve navigation skills for blind children

    Jaime Sánchez, Mauricio Sáenz, Miguel Ripoll · 2009 · Proceedings of the 11th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '09)

    This paper presents a usability evaluation of two complementary tools designed to help blind school-aged children develop orientation and mobility (O&M) skills in closed, unfamiliar spaces. The first tool is the Digital Clock Carpet (DCC), a custom-built haptic input device…

    blind children · orientation and mobility · haptic interfaces · audio interfaces · virtual environments

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