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Development of an Audio-based Virtual Gaming Environment to Assist with Navigation Skills in the Blind

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Development of an Audio-based Virtual Gaming Environment to Assist with Navigation Skills in the Blind

Development of an Audio-based Virtual Gaming Environment to Assist with Navigation Skills in the Blind

DOI:

10.3791/50272-v

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09:01 min

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March 27, 2013

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Erin C. Connors, Lindsay A. Yazzolino, Jaime Sánchez, Lotfi B. Merabet

¹Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity, Department of Ophthalmology,Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, ²Department of Computer Science and Center for Advanced Research in Education (CARE),University of Chile

Chapters

00:05Title
01:25Preparation and Familiarization with the Audio-based Environment Simulator (AbES)
03:33Training and Game Play with AbES
04:05Measuring Virtual Navigation Task Performance
05:09Assess Physical Navigation Task Performance
06:09Assess Physical Drop-off Task Performance
07:25Results: Navigation Task Performance
08:41Conclusion

Summary

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Audio-based Environment Simulator (AbES) is virtual environment software designed to improve real world navigation skills in the blind.

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Keywords: Audio-based Virtual Environment Navigation Skills Blind Spatial Cognitive Map Virtual Gaming Environment Indoor Navigation Path Finding Drop Off Tasks Visually Impaired

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