"The player uses a keyboard to move and interact with the virtual world ... spatial cognitive map of their surroundings." The goal was to develop audio-based gaming to help blind children develop ...

Jim Wilson/The New York Times. For some blind birders, avian soundscapes are a way to map the world around them. Increasing noise pollution is imperiling that navigation. By Alexandra Marvar Aug.

Virtual reality can let video game players escape from the real world but ... cognitive map of their surroundings." The goal was to develop audio-based gaming to help blind children develop ...

But he is blind. Wheatcroft uses the GPS fitness-tracking app RunKeeper to gauge the world around him like anybody ... Creating a mental map Using the application to measure the distance and ...

"At our convention in Houston this year, a company called Good Maps actually mapped out ... "It's often assumed that because you're blind, your experience of the world and your ability to ...

"If you were to ask me about Facebook three years ago, it was a one-way line of communication with the world. It really wasn't designed for blind people ... touch to share map instructions ...