Wow! I wasn't aware of that... Did you have it to order it specifically, or was it a regularly available product? Ciao, Ollie Il 14/11/2012 22.25, Philip Hall ha scritto: > Actually, there was a lefthanded model of the Optacon, where the person > would use their left hand to control the camera, and their right to read > the array. > -----Original Message----- > From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Edmonds, Lucy (LARA) > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 4:07 PM > To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [optacon-l] Re: My observations: using the left hand to read, > versus the right handed: Optacon research and development > > Well, I am right hand dominant, and I do most of my Braille reading with my > right hand. I can read it with my left but mostly I use my left hand fingers > for going to the next line and catching a few letters or words until my > right hand is finished with the previous line. Of course, I use my left > index finger for the Optacon array. > Lucy Edmonds > > -----Original Message----- > From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Eileen Misrahi > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 2:20 PM > To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [optacon-l] Re: My observations: using the left hand to read, > versus the right handed: Optacon research and development > > I want to make a very interesting point. I am left-hand dominant and lost my > vision later in life. I am able to read braille with both hands, but > preferred to read it with my right index finger. I read much faster with the > right then with the left. Are those who can read braille with their left > finger faster right-hand dominant? It would be interesting to find out. > > Eileen > > -----Original Message----- > From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Mallard > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:05 AM > To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [optacon-l] Re: My observations: using the left hand to read, > versus the right hande: Optacon research and development > > That's exactly my experience. Although at scholl they tried hard to make me > read braille with my right finger, or at least with two hands, I've always > read with my left finger - and still do so. > That was a great plus when I started learning to read with an Optacon... > Ciao, > Ollie > > > > Il 13/11/2012 19.42, Camille Petrecca ha scritto: >> When I was about four or five, I began to be fascinatedby any raised >> print I could get my hands on. Appliances, food containers, even the >> stamped cookies that had my cousin's initials on them. I always >> automatically reached and therefore read the print with my left index >> finger, even though I am right handed. Later, at Oak Hill, we were >> taught to read Braille with two hands. I thought it was interesting >> that I always reached for the raised pring with my left hand.--Camille >> from Connecticut >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Steve" <k8sp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 1:27 PM >> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Optacon research and development >> >> >> I rather doubt that it has anything to do with nerve paths. I suspect >> it is more that a mahjority of folks are right-handed, so the unit was >> designed for people to maneuver the camera with the right hand because >> of the criticalities involved with proper alignment and angularity for >> reproducing the image in the display. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Natalie" <nataliej@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 5:57 PM >> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Optacon research and development >> >> >>> When I got my Optacon training in Boston I was commanded never to >>> change fingers while learning as it would slow down the learning >>> process. I read braille with my left forefinger and can, if I really >>> concentrate, read very slowly with my right. I guess it has >>> something to do with nerve paths and dominant sides of the brain. If >>> something happened to my left hand, though, it would be a long >>> learning process to switch to my right and as for reading with the >>> Optacon, I'd have to start all over again, I imagine. >>> >>> Natalie >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "H & C Arnold" <4carolyna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 5:23 PM >>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Optacon research and development >>> >>> >>>> In terms of the left forefinger, I can use the next finger, but >>>> trying the right one was a problem, because I'm not at all used to >>>> maneuvering the camera with my left hand. >>>> >>>> DOG - Depend on God, >>>> >>>> Carolyn >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "David" <elephant@xxxxxxxx> >>>> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 4:51 PM >>>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Optacon research and development >>>> >>>> >>>> Funny. I have been speaking to a number of blind people domestically >>>> and abroad, and for some reason, it seems to me the left forefinger >>>> is the main finger for many. Not just for Optacon usage, but in >>>> general when comes to sensitivity. At least, does make some of us >>>> feel normal. Smile, and grin. >>>> Still, as I stated, I have enjoyed the ability to use some other >>>> fingers, temporarily, for same tasks. It does require more time, and >>>> it does not come without training. That is why, I wonder how >>>> effecient a display that relies on several fingers will be. To me, >>>> it seems, there might be lacks in perseption which could lead to >>>> less accuracy in reading, which in turn would lead to lowered speed. >>>> Would be interesting to hear some results from the developing team, >>>> as to what kind of feedback blind people give on the readability on >>>> their display. Not saying this is impossible, but I wonder if it >>>> needs a fair amount of sensitivity training. Simply just wonder, >>>> nothing more at this state. >>>> >>>> When comes to the differences between the first and second >>>> generation Optacon's, I only can say this much. Somehow, I do feel >>>> TSI cut the legs off their own chair, in putting out the second >>>> generation. I do see many of the benefits, in smaller size, lighter >>>> weight, and a somehow more flexible design. But the quality, in the >>>> displaying resolution, as well as a far more tricky adjustment, >>>> which either gets too thick, or leaves the display all blank when >>>> reading somehow thin lines. And even when comes to reading displays >>>> on electronic equipment, I find the second generation to be rather >>>> lacking. >>>> >>>> ' >>>> This is actually why, I do think it is well worth to make sure, a >>>> follow-up to the Optacon, should be careful to not fall in the >>>> well-known pitfalls. >>>> I >>>> know, it poses a high demand on the developers, as they will have to >>>> come up with something better than - or at least equal to - the >>>> first Optacon, in reading capability. Sure it will be possible, and >>>> modern technology opens up for a lot of chances here. But you'd >>>> better step carefully. Smile. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "H & C Arnold" <4carolyna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 6:24 PM >>>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Optacon research and development >>>> >>>> >>>>> David, you bring up interesting points. First of all, I thought the >>>>> first Optacons produced the clearest images. I now have twoR1Bs and >>>>> would not want one of the modular ones. I believe they were >>>>> developed to provide greater computer reading capacity, but were >>>>> less clear for hard copy print. >>>>> >>>>> I tried reading with my right hand; need to go back for training. I >>>>> had no problem putting the forefinger in the array and draping my >>>>> other fingers around the right side of the Optacon - BUT MY LEFT >>>>> HAND WITH THE CAMERA?!? >>>>> I >>>>> got out my church directory and finally made NC for North Carolina >>>>> in an address, but I had to check with my left hand first. I >>>>> couldn't believe how different it was. I do have greater >>>>> sensitivity in my left forefinger than my right, but think if I had >>>>> to do it, I could get more out of the right. >>>>> >>>>> DOG - Depend on God, >>>>> >>>>> Carolyn >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "David" <elephant@xxxxxxxx> >>>>> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> Cc: "Carol Livermore" <livermore@xxxxxxx>; "Luis Fernando >>>>> Velasquez-Garcia" >>>>> <lfvelasq@xxxxxxx> >>>>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 2:48 AM >>>>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Optacon research and development >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> AAH! Now we at least see things moving, out of the writing and >>>>> chatting, and into some real attempt. Great information. Yet, it >>>>> immediately raises a few questions in my mind, and more are likely >>>>> to come. If you want to contact me off-list, you are welcome to do >>>>> so, for further in-depth discussions. >>>>> Still, >>>>> let me put my questions on the board, in case that will call for >>>>> other users' participation. >>>>> >>>>> First of all, I want to congratulate you on taking on your >>>>> shoulders such a tremmendous project. And, I really would have >>>>> loved to have a chance on getting my hands on your project. >>>>> Unfortunately I am living in Europe, so let's leave the dreams >>>>> behind. Smile. >>>>> >>>>> >From what I get, and please correct me in case I misunderstood >>>>>> certain >>>>>> parts >>>>> of your descriptions, the unit you are developing will be a product >>>>> that kind of tries to sum up several user preferences. You are >>>>> trying to make a product - or have already done so - that both can >>>>> be run in a strict "give me the tactiles" mode, and an interpretted >>>>> mode, where things get transfered into ordinary Braille. At top of >>>>> that, it seems you are trying to make it recognize shapes on a >>>>> distance, like people moving, their face lines and so forth. I >>>>> follow all your ideas, and each on its own, is a great one. >>>>> Yet, >>>>> I >>>>> am a little uncertain, as to whether I want one and same unit >>>>> perform my book reading, and help me recognize my friend's >>>>> grandmother > by her face. >>>>> My >>>>> big fear of it, is that you will have to make too many compromises. >>>>> For a face recognition, you need a bigger display, but with not all >>>>> that high resolution. For a printed page, or even to be able to >>>>> recognize shapes and drawings (like in a diagram for how to put >>>>> together your new bookshelf), the things get turned the other way >>>>> around. We now will need a higher resolution, but will maybe be >>>>> better offf with a smaller physical area of displaying. One thing >>>>> is to recognize printed letters, as the main shape might be well >>>>> enough. But what about following rather thin, and sometimes broken >>>>> lines, on a diagram or a form. Recently, we had a discussion on >>>>> this list, as to how to find the signature line on a form. With >>>>> only one "pixel" >>>>> or tactile representation for each millimeter, I have a slight >>>>> feeling such detection could be rather hard. OK, a lot might be >>>>> accomplished by adjusting the contrast, intensity or whatever other >>>>> adjustments your product offers. >>>>> Yet, one of the big advantages of the Optacon's small-sized, >>>>> high-resolution display, is that it is fairly easy to detect even >>>>> minor details on a page. >>>>> At least, to a certain degree. And this is where I see your first >>>>> compromise. How detailed a picture do we need to tactilize? Some >>>>> more specifics on the matter, would have helped me in giving >>>>> further feedback on this point. >>>>> >>>>> The second thing, on which your mail was rather vague, is: Exactly >>>>> how big is the displaying array of your unit? You do state, that I >>>>> will need to use more than one finger, to cover the whole display. >>>>> In what way? Do my two, three or four fingers - all rest staticly >>>>> on the display? Or, do I have to constantly move my fingers over >>>>> something like a square or rectangular displaying area? My >>>>> immediate thought is, that if I have to move the camera with one >>>>> hand, and perform another kind of movement with my other and - so >>>>> as to cover the displaying array - I know at least my capabilities >>>>> when comes to coordination well enough, that this would not work >>>>> very smoothly. >>>>> And if I have a somehow limited resolution, and have to "go >>>>> hunting" for a smaller detail on a too big display, I don't really >>>>> know how effectively I could be operating. So, could you please be >>>>> a bit more specific to the exact shape and operation of the >>>>> displaying area. >>>>> >>>>> Still hanging on to the display, I have one more question. Whether >>>>> we like to face it or not, we do ever so often run into unforeseen >>>>> happenings. >>>>> All >>>>> the certain, I am cutting some food in my kitchen, and get a cut in >>>>> my index finger (which is the one I use for my Optacon). On goes >>>>> the bandage, and away goes my sensitivity for a couple of days; >>>>> when comes to operating the Optacon. That is, specially with the >>>>> second generation of the Optacon, you can always use one of your >>>>> other fingers on the display. Even when reading bigger amounts of >>>>> text, my index finger gets weary from all the reading, and I would >>>>> quickly move my next finger onto the display, giving my index >>>>> finger a bit of a rest. Now, if I am supposed to use more than one >>>>> finger on your unit, exactly how vulnerable will I be, when >>>>> circumstances makes one of my fingers missing? Add on to this, that >>>>> there is people who has lost certain fingers, or have reduced >>>>> sensitivity in some fingers. Immediately, I think this way: the >>>>> more fingers you rely on to get the full picture, the more limited >>>>> will be the usage. Either on a temporary scale - when you get one >>>>> of your fingers wrapped up in a bandage; or, on a more permanent >>>>> basis - like when people loose their sensitivity in a finger or >>>>> two, in an accident. >>>>> This >>>>> might greatly reduce the market's interest for the final product. >>>>> It is a well-known fact, among Braille readers, that one or two >>>>> fingers grow the main sensors. For some people, it even will >>>>> greatly differ from the one hand to the other. To what degree has >>>>> such factors been taken into consideration in your project? Can the >>>>> unit, for one thing, be operated with either hand? >>>>> And, if I move it from my left to my right hand, will this affect >>>>> the way I get the stuff presented? OK, what did I mean with my last >>>>> question? >>>>> >>>>> If I presume, that your unit requires me to make use of my three >>>>> first fingers - Index, Middle- and Ring finger - and we imagine I >>>>> see a certain shape represented under these three fingers, that is >>>>> well enough. If this is done with my left hand, I can snuggly fit >>>>> my three fingers onto the display. >>>>> But if I now move it over to my right hand, the part of the display >>>>> that formerly was covered by my index finger, will now sit under my >>>>> ring finger. >>>>> Is there any ergonomic design on the display that will make my >>>>> fingers not fit the same snugly onto the displaying area, when >>>>> moving from one hand to the other? Just put your hands on the >>>>> table, all flat, and compare them. >>>>> You >>>>> will see, they do have a slight difference from one finger to the > other. >>>>> If >>>>> I imagine a set of three of the Optacon's displays put together in >>>>> a certain set up, I am not sure the same setup would fit equally on >>>>> both hands. >>>>> So, >>>>> without you describing the displaying area of your unit more >>>>> detailed, I am left wondering how well it goes with user >>>>> preferences for operation. >>>>> Again, >>>>> would be nice with more info on the matter. >>>>> >>>>> What is the physical size and weight on the unit, and its camera? >>>>> OK, I do realize, you are on a developing state, but what is the >>>>> current size? Or the size you aim for? I am not asking general >>>>> terms here - like "it will be in a portable size". A Laptop, is >>>>> portable. So is a cell phone. But there is a great difference in >>>>> HOWE portable they are, and for what activities I would like to >>>>> have the hazzle of bringing the one or the other. Noone wants to go >>>>> do their grocery shopping, dragging around with a laptop; but most >>>>> of us will be fine with our cell phone in our pocket. So what is >>>>> the estimated size, aimed for battery life, and maybe a word or two >>>>> on the actual shape of the unit - that you are going for? >>>>> >>>>> You mentioned that your unit will be able to read CRTs, if I got >>>>> you right. >>>>> I guess, that includes the screen of a laptop. But how about >>>>> displays on other equipments. For instance, will I be able to >>>>> successfully read the time off a digital watch? Reading the display >>>>> of my microwave oven? Or, read the text message in my cell phone >>>>> display? OK, maybe none of these are all that realistic cases of >>>>> daily usage, but I actually have been in the need of using my >>>>> Optacon for things like that, in several situations. >>>>> Unfortunately, >>>>> the Optacon does not handle either of these cases very well - at >>>>> least with the standard lense. So how well does your unit work with >>>>> displays of different size, shape and technical quality? >>>>> >>>>> One of the drawbacks of the Optacon camera, has always been its >>>>> lack of angling capabilities. If, for instance, I am to explore the >>>>> buttons on my new stereo system, my new microwave, or my laundry >>>>> machine - I am often out of luck. The print might be clear enough, >>>>> but it often sits that close to the buttons or edges of the >>>>> qppliance, that the camera cannot be move directly across the >>>>> printed surface. You then are left to move the camera on a few >>>>> millimeters distance from the surface, and the light conditions get >>>>> too bad for real recognition. In what way will your camera handle >>>>> this kind of cases? >>>>> >>>>> On the Optacon, you ever so often would have to change the lense. >>>>> Most users would be familiar with two of them, the standard lense, >>>>> and the magnified lense. In addition, there was the lense for >>>>> typewriters, and I believe in the later days, they came around with >>>>> a lense designed for reading computer screens. Will your unit be in >>>>> need of frequent camera change, or is your camera well enough >>>>> equipped, that it will be a matter of user settings, to read under >>>>> different conditions? >>>>> >>>>> As I said in my introduction, there will be more questions. They >>>>> are all based on extensive experience with the advantages and >>>>> lackings of both the first and second generation of the Optacon, as >>>>> well as experience with other reading and "visualizing" equipment >>>>> for the blind - all through the last >>>>> 3 >>>>> or 4 decades. If you are interested, be kind to contact me off-list at: >>>>> trailerdavid@xxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> >>>>> Yet, I do hold, the above questions are of such general >>>>> characteristics, that it would be great to see them answered on the >>>>> list. Please be aware, I have not put any of those questions on the >>>>> board so as to discourage your efforts, but merely wanted to point >>>>> out technical and operational pitfalls, that so often are being >>>>> overlooked when this kind of equipment is being developed. Thanks >>>>> for your consideration. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Seth Teller" <teller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> Cc: "Carol Livermore" <livermore@xxxxxxx>; "Luis Fernando >>>>> Velasquez-Garcia" >>>>> <lfvelasq@xxxxxxx> >>>>> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 3:07 AM >>>>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Optacon research and development >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Optacon users and list members, >>>>>> >>>>>> This post is prompted by the many messages that have appeared >>>>>> recently expressing interest in a successor to the Optacon. >>>>>> >>>>>> We are researchers at Northeastern University and MIT who are >>>>>> developing a high-resolution tactile display intended to provide >>>>>> blind people with a way to gather visual input through their >>>>>> fingertips. The display, based on MEMS (micro-electromechanical >>>>>> systems) technology, will have roughly one "tactel" (or tactile >>>>>> pixel) per millimeter in both horizontal and vertical dimensions, >>>>>> and will accommodate touch by several fingertips simultaneously >>>>>> rather than just one. Thus it will have both higher spatial >>>>>> resolution, and more total area, than the Optacon. >>>>>> >>>>>> Like the Optacon, the tactile display will be linked to a camera >>>>>> or "retina" so as to provide direct sensation of printed material >>>>>> and CRT displays. However, a significant difference between our >>>>>> approach and the Optacon is that our device is intended to code >>>>>> information not only spatially but spatiotemporally, for example >>>>>> as particular patterns of motion under the fingers. Compared to >>>>>> the Optacon, the relatively higher resolution of the device we are >>>>>> designing should enable access by the user to both more kinds of >>>>>> information, and more dynamic information, than can be conveyed by >>>>>> an Optacon. >>>>>> >>>>>> One use case would involve coupling the device to sensors >>>>>> integrated unobtrusively into clothing, to provide real-time >>>>>> information about the wearer's surroundings, including: >>>>>> orientation with respect to the compass or landmarks; mobility >>>>>> hazards such as obstacles and dropoffs; the presence, identities >>>>>> and motion of any people nearby; the presence and contents of >>>>>> nearby signage; and other aspects of the environment, to be >>>>>> determined in consultation with users. (In this way the device >>>>>> would produce sensations at the fingertips analogous to those on >>>>>> the tongue described in Nick Dotson's recent posts.) >>>>>> >>>>>> The system would "interpret" raw sensor data to varying degrees as >>>>>> per the task and the user's preferences. For example, while names >>>>>> of approaching people might be displayed as Braille, the user >>>>>> could also elect to receive raw data directly, for example to read >>>>>> distant signage or to feel the shape of others' faces at a remove. >>>>>> And of course the system would support an Optacon-like mode in >>>>>> which the user could move the retina across any document or object >>>>>> in order to experience a minimally interpreted tactile version of >>>>>> whatever data the retina was capturing. >>>>>> >>>>>> This effort has been underway since early 2011, and has been >>>>>> informed by many conversations with blind people at MIT, at The >>>>>> Carroll Center for the Blind, at the National Braille Press, at >>>>>> the Bay State Council of the Blind, and elsewhere. We would be >>>>>> delighted as well to learn your opinions, either on or off this >>>>>> list, about how such a system might meet your needs or fall short. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>> >>>>>> Prof. Seth Teller <teller@xxxxxxx> Prof. Carol Livermore >>>>>> <livermore@xxxxxxx> Dr. Luis Fernando Velasquez-Garcia >>>>>> <lfvelasq@xxxxxxx> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 11/11/2012 6:43 PM, Ninette Legates wrote: >>>>>>> Hi List, >>>>>>> Could we, as a group, approach engineering >>>>>>> departments who might be interested in working on a modern >>>>>>> version of the Optacon? >>>>>>> Perhaps a >>>>>>> group of researchers would take the information that has come out >>>>>>> on this list and produce a prototype. 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