... these systems, but rather to study how such systems are used. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Games Assistive technologies Auditory Haptic Prostheses Virtual environment In 2012, there were 285 million visually impaired people worldwide; 39 million of which were blind...

... the virtual indoor space and around embedded objects. The software provides visual and haptic feedback as well as audio cues, representing the objects and associated collision by the user, in 3D. A virtual environment (VE) provides a safe space for users to familiarize themselves with the location before...

...O. Lahav; H. Gedalevitz; S. Battersby; D. Brown; L. Evett; P. Merritt Purpose – Virtual environments (VEs) that represent real spaces (RSs) give people who are blind the opportunity to build a cognitive map in advance that they will be able to use when arriving at the RS. The paper aims...

...Orly Lahav Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the past 15 years of research and development (R&D) on the role of virtual environments (VEs) as an orientation and mobility (O&M) aid to enhance skills and to train people who are blind or newly blind. Design/methodology...

... environment, was developed and tested. The research included four participants who are totally blind. Findings The preliminary findings confirm that the system enabled participants to develop comprehensive cognitive maps by exploring the virtual environment. The BlindAid system could be used as a training...