We have been told not to mix sight with touch since sight is like another language. However, new research states that cross modal integration is possible.
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What the vOICe has done for me
I am occasionally asked “what has the vOICe done for you?” I can think of 8 points right now.
1. It has allowed me to see what I cannot touch. For instance, complex scenes, shapes of items like the moon for which there is no model available at least where I live. I have also scene out the windscreen in a car.
2. I have now begun finding objects that I have dropped using the vOICe. No more groping around for stuff.
3. I have used it to evaluate web page design at my job. The evaluation is not a core component in my job but was important for the project I was working on at that time.
4. I can now perceive things remotely which is very handy especially when moving around. For example, when I visit a new place, I can get far more information by looking around using the vOICe.
5. I can now draw and see what I have drawn.
6. I can participate much much better in family activities like looking at photographs and even in the festival of lights namely diwali. I can now see what my house looks like when it is all lit up! More to the point, I can even capture that image and view it whenever I choose.
7. I have always wanted to be a researcher. The vOICe has given me the opportunity to play that role.
8. I keep discovering newer facets with this program so this list will only grow.
An area wise map of sysmic activity in India
See this map of seismic activity in India. The map is divided into different bands. Red are the most active regions and white are the most stable regions. You will need to use the color filters of the vOICe to hear the different bands.
Yellow regions are the areas with a moderate amount of seismic activity. The color identifier of the vOICe is able to identify some of the colors in the image. I wish it would give me a complete color breakdown. It does render the entire image after all.
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