Location-Based 3D Audiogame Debuts

Ant writes "Demor is a location-based 3D audio shooter - according to the official site: 'This highly innovative game was developed by a multi-disciplinary team of seven EMMA-students for the Bartimeus Institute for the Blind. Demor does not only focus on the entertainment aspect of computer gaming, but also attempts to contribute to the emancipation of the blind and visually impaired people in order to enhance their integration with the 'sighted' world. It is a proof of concept developed on the basis of theoretical and practical research' - there's a preview of the game over at AudioGames.net, who also cover Drive, a demo of an audio racing game created for the same institute."

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[jilles]

This wasn't a market study but a technology study. Actually the hardware requirements are pretty modest: some GPS hardware; a computer with 3d sound, some headphones and a joystick. In a couple of years all of these will probably be embedded in most mobile phones. Aside from that, a gps device might come in very handy if you are blind.

I saw a demo of this on tv yesterday. Some blind kids were having quite a bit of fun. It looked really silly seeing them move around seemingly random in some field. But the whole point was that this kind of stuff is possible with off the shelf hardware and a couple of students doing some coding after classes.