What do you all think of this device? I don't think it's necessary, but like the idea and could see it being useful perhaps for some prep or reinforcement of skills and concepts. Dezman https://youtu.be/Q1jHXxUBJ8o
Who cares about training, this looks like fun. This could let blind people join the rest of the world in virtual reality multiuser games. The whole time I was reading ready player one, I kept wondering how we would make that game accessible if we ever got one like that for real. Now I think we know. If we make it fun kids will want to use their canes.
Now that I?ve showed everybody just how much I want to play with it, I can come up with all kinds of training ideas. Kids who are thinking about college and want to move to an urban area from a very rural area would benefit from a little bit of coaching before they hit the mean streets in the city. Not that I?m calling Tulsa city but when you come from Cherokee county, you might think so.
People with cognitive disabilities could be trained in safe situations until they could handle reality.
People with multiple disabilities could also have the same kind of training.
And regular old blind guys could do it just for fun.
Market this to sighted people as a new kind of video challenge and the price will come down fast. They could compete against real bind players and when scores. We could also make some NPC characters who are The kind of travelers we graduate from Louisiana Tech. Give everybody some real competition. Make NPC characters that remind us of a young Jeff Altman or Arlene hill. Since sighted people automatically assume they will be better than we are at most games and activities, this will give them a real challenge.
Imagine maniacal laughter in the background.
Jane Lansaw
from the world's smallest keyboard.
On May 16, 2018, at 10:09 AM, Dezman Jackson
Dezman, After watching this video I think that the best potential for this technology might be for purposes of demonstrating how blind people get around to sighted people such as in health fairs, classes, and other groups. I don't see the advantage of using it with blind people themselves since you and your students can use real life environments. Just my opinion though. Others may be more creative than I am. Maria -----Original Message----- From: NOMC <nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org> On Behalf Of Dezman Jackson Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 10:10 AM To: nomc at lists.nbpcb.org Subject: [Nomc] Canetroller What do you all think of this device? I don't think it's necessary, but like the idea and could see it being useful perhaps for some prep or reinforcement of skills and concepts. Dezman https://youtu.be/Q1jHXxUBJ8o _______________________________________________ NOMC mailing list NOMC at lists.nbpcb.org http://lists.nbpcb.org/listinfo.cgi/nomc-nbpcb.org
Hello,Personally I am not a fan. Why use something like this when the actual feel of using a cane is totally different than this device? I think the weight would also be different and some resistance from the cables attached to the device would take away from the true feel of the actual cane. You would need an open space to use it, too. Also, the cane techniques are different....holding the cane, for example, is the golf-handle method...crossing the ?street?, is also a different grip, from what I could tell. Also, slopes, wind cues, smells would not be included. Not sure about the weight of the head piece on the user?s head, too.? Don?t care for this device.... Merry-Noel Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 9:04 PM, braille <braille at nbpcb.org> wrote: Dezman, After watching this video I think that the best potential for this technology might be for purposes of demonstrating how blind people get around to sighted people such as in health fairs, classes, and other groups. I don't see the advantage of using it with blind people themselves since you and your students can use real life environments. Just my opinion though. Others may be more creative than I am. Maria -----Original Message----- From: NOMC <nomc-bounces at lists.nbpcb.org> On Behalf Of Dezman Jackson Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 10:10 AM To: nomc at lists.nbpcb.org Subject: [Nomc] Canetroller What do you all think of this device? I don't think it's necessary, but like the idea and could see it being useful perhaps for some prep or reinforcement of skills and concepts. Dezman https://youtu.be/Q1jHXxUBJ8o _______________________________________________ NOMC mailing list NOMC at lists.nbpcb.org http://lists.nbpcb.org/listinfo.cgi/nomc-nbpcb.org _______________________________________________ NOMC mailing list NOMC at lists.nbpcb.org http://lists.nbpcb.org/listinfo.cgi/nomc-nbpcb.org
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