Monday, August 25, 2008

Helping the Deaf to "See Sound"

Found on the BBC News website at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7558017.stm

"Deaf children have been testing software that enables them to see a visual representation of sound waves.

Called Lumisonic the software translates sound waves into circles that radiate on a display.

It creates a real time representation of sound and is designed to elicit responses quickly in the human brain.

"If I make a sound and lower the pitch, the rings contract," said Dr Mick Grierson, from Goldsmiths, University of London, who developed the system."

Get the full article at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7558017.stm

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