One of the neat things I hope research is able to push more is support for those that are deaf.
One issue deaf people have, not knowing a spoken tongue, is that language is confusing--seriously. Vocabulary doesn't have as much exposure when written as when spoken.
I found out about this when I talked with a professor before graduating. [1]
The hope is that we can eventually build enough of a visual library that can represent a word when a deaf individual confronts an unfamiliar word, then they can learn about it independently and consistently.
To the dreamers, the ideal situation would be where the individual spots a word, performs some 'hey, pay attention' action and they highlight or circle the word with their fingers on the written text. OCR magic, perhaps additional context gathering around the instance of the word, and then some form of conveying the meaning visually.
I foresee augmented reality being more beneficial to those that are in some form disabled, before we have practical or convenient features like 'where are my friends in this cafeteria?' HUD pointers.
As a deaf/hearing-impaired person, the ideal situation is near-instant subtitles for speech/sounds.
For Deaf persons, I imagine the ASL (or JSL or what have you) equivalent of subtitles would be a godsend if they were more comfortable with that than reading.
As someone who isn't hearing impaired, having subtitles for speech & sounds in real life sounds awesome. Especially if I'm using my ears for other things, like listening to music.
One issue deaf people have, not knowing a spoken tongue, is that language is confusing--seriously. Vocabulary doesn't have as much exposure when written as when spoken.
I found out about this when I talked with a professor before graduating. [1]
The hope is that we can eventually build enough of a visual library that can represent a word when a deaf individual confronts an unfamiliar word, then they can learn about it independently and consistently.
To the dreamers, the ideal situation would be where the individual spots a word, performs some 'hey, pay attention' action and they highlight or circle the word with their fingers on the written text. OCR magic, perhaps additional context gathering around the instance of the word, and then some form of conveying the meaning visually.
I foresee augmented reality being more beneficial to those that are in some form disabled, before we have practical or convenient features like 'where are my friends in this cafeteria?' HUD pointers.
[1]: http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/15005/20140527/si...