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Would this be helpful? (self.Blind)
submitted by 2020CharityBrowser
I know no one who is blind so I’m not sure if this is the best idea but I figured out a way to place 3D sound in your surroundings using your iPhone and AirPods so you could more easily navigate the world around you. So you could train the app to be place beacons where you need to go like in a restaurant there could be a beacon to the bathroom or the microwave in your house or something. I genuinely want to help anyone I can and I want to make sure this would be helpful before I build anything like this, would this be helpful for anyone?
Rethunker 2 points 2y ago
Ambisonics, 3D sound, and spatially located sound have been the subject of research since the 1970s, and it’s worth finding and reading through at least a few of the most prominent papers on the subject.
Be sure to read about the HRTF, the head-related transfer function. 3D sound configured to work for one person may not work as well for the next person, so typically a generalized model is used.
For quick tinkering, you can use ambisonics plugins for audio engineering software like ProTools and Reaper.
Also, since you don’t know anyone who is blind, please read the sidebar “README for sighted visitors thinking about making assistive technology” in the Other Resources set of links at right.
Be sure to read about the HRTF, the head-related transfer function. 3D sound configured to work for one person may not work as well for the next person, so typically a generalized model is used.
For quick tinkering, you can use ambisonics plugins for audio engineering software like ProTools and Reaper.
Also, since you don’t know anyone who is blind, please read the sidebar “README for sighted visitors thinking about making assistive technology” in the Other Resources set of links at right.
4humans 2 points 2y ago
There are some applications that use this technology.
siriuslylupin6 1 points 2y ago
This is akin to reinventing the wheel.
vwlsmssng 1 points 2y ago
It already exists.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/product/soundscape/
That's not to say you couldn't produce something better or useful in a different or complementary way.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/product/soundscape/
That's not to say you couldn't produce something better or useful in a different or complementary way.
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