Are We Ready to Build a System for Assisting Blind People in Tactile Exploration of Bas-Reliefs?

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 16; no. 9; p. 1361
• Main Authors: Buonamici, Francesco, Carfagni, Monica, Furferi, Rocco, Governi, Lapo, Volpe, Yary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 24.08.2016; MDPI
• Subjects: 3D reconstruction; Algorithms; Audio data; Blind people; Blindness; Construction; Design; Design engineering; Devices; Exploration; Feasibility studies; hand-tracking system; Hardware; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Kinect sensor; Museums; Sensors; Tactile; Touch - physiology; Tracking systems; User-Computer Interface; Visually Impaired Persons; blind people; Kinect sensor; 3D reconstruction; hand-tracking system

Nowadays, the creation of methodologies and tools for facilitating the 3D reproduction of artworks and, contextually, to make their exploration possible and more meaningful for blind users is becoming increasingly relevant in society. Accordingly, the creation of integrated systems including both ta...