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Non-mobile paired with blind? (self.Blind)
submitted by gcarder123
I'm wondering if there are already any vendors/products that would use something like google glasses (for a blind person) paired with a VR device to show someone who can't move what the glasses on the blind person see's? With an audio connection so they could talk easily it seems like it would be a mutually beneficial pairing if the right people could be linked up. Similar ages/interests...
KillerLag 1 points 5y ago
Sorry, just to clarify... are you asking about a product that basically sees what a blind person would see, and transmit it to someone else? Why does it have to be paired up with a VR device?
There is an app called Be My Eyes that blind people can use that transmits a video stream, that can let someone with vision see what they are seeing to describe what they are seeing. Is that what you mean?
There is an app called Be My Eyes that blind people can use that transmits a video stream, that can let someone with vision see what they are seeing to describe what they are seeing. Is that what you mean?
gcarder123 [OP] 1 points 5y ago
Be My Eyes was very close. I was thinking of it with Google glasses instead of a phone app although I see the phone app would be a lot cheaper. And I was thinking to market it to people with vision but who could not move. Ending up with pairing people for much longer duration instead of getting someone new for each request from a blind person. I could see benefits of both models. Thanks for the pointer.
KillerLag 1 points 5y ago
I guess my question is... why specifically does it have to be someone who is paraplegic or quadrapalegic?
From the blind person's perspective, it shouldn't matter how much the other person can move around, as long as they can describe things accurately.
From the paraplegic or quadrapalegic, why would they specifically want to watch someone with vision loss travel around? If they wanted to see someone's travels, wouldn't it make more sense to watch travel shows or Youtube videos with 360 video enabled? Otherwise, you would be watching a (possibly shaky, dimly lit or out of focus) video of someone just walking around, doing their daily thing. Then the question is, does the blind person want someone to be watching every single move he makes?
I can see such a system work for a select few (family, perhaps a married couple or even good friends), but that wouldn't be much of a market.
From the blind person's perspective, it shouldn't matter how much the other person can move around, as long as they can describe things accurately.
From the paraplegic or quadrapalegic, why would they specifically want to watch someone with vision loss travel around? If they wanted to see someone's travels, wouldn't it make more sense to watch travel shows or Youtube videos with 360 video enabled? Otherwise, you would be watching a (possibly shaky, dimly lit or out of focus) video of someone just walking around, doing their daily thing. Then the question is, does the blind person want someone to be watching every single move he makes?
I can see such a system work for a select few (family, perhaps a married couple or even good friends), but that wouldn't be much of a market.
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