Racing Auditory Display (RAD) Demo
Project Page: http://www.cs.columbia.edu/CAVE/proje...
The racing auditory display (RAD) is an audio-based user interface that allows players who are blind to play racing games with a similar efficiency and sense of control as sighted players can. The RAD comprises two novel sonification techniques: the sound slider for understanding a car's speed and trajectory on a racetrack and the turn indicator system for alerting players of the direction, sharpness, length, and timing of upcoming turns. When the gamer above — who is blind from birth — used the RAD, he could race as well as casual sighted players, with similar lap times and driving paths.