Purpose: Sensory-substitution devices (SSDs) provide auditory or tactile representations of
visual information. These devices often generate unpleasant sensations and mostly lack …

Virtual reality technology enables people to become immersed in a computer-simulated and
three-dimensional environment. In this chapter, we investigate the effects of the virtual reality …

The transmission of color experience has become a central concern in the development of
devices for blind and visually impaired individuals. Several techniques have been …

The development of assistive technologies is improving the independent access of blind and
visually impaired people to visual artworks through non-visual channels. Current single …

Visual sensory substitution devices (SSDs) can represent visual characteristics through
distinct patterns of sound, allowing a visually impaired user access to visual information …

Visually impaired people have a lack of proper user interfaces to allow them to easily make
use of modern technology. This problem may be solved with multimodal user interfaces that …

Crossmodal correspondences are a feature of human perception in which two or more
sensory dimensions are linked together; for example, high-pitched noises may be more …

This paper presents a system that strives to give visually impaired persons direct perceptual
access to images via an acoustic signal. The user explores the image actively on a touch …

Many daily tasks rely on accurately identifying and distinguishing between different colours.
However, these tasks can be frustrating and potentially dangerous for people with Colour …

The successful development of a system realizing color sonification would enable auditory
representation of the visual environment. The primary beneficiary of such a system would be …