Novel system guides the blind by turning images into music

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Sensory substitution devices work by converting one type of sensory input into another – examples would be systems such as CASBLiP and EYE 21, which allow the blind to “see” by assigning sounds to images. Now, a team of researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have created a similar wearable device, known as EyeMusic. It “employs pleasant musical scales to convey visual information,” and could one day help the visually impaired more easily perform tasks that the rest of us take for granted... Continue Reading Novel system guides the blind by turning images into music

Section: Good Thinking

Tags: Blind, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Sound

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