[accessibleimage] Re: Molyneaux's question rephrased

Dear Peter,

I liked your rephrasing of Molyneux's problem.

I was wondering to understand a circle, square etc through sound does it also need experience as in sight? Visual information graphics need experience to understand. Graphs and diagrams for a lot of people take time to understand.
If so do you think there is the similar progress as in learning visual information that is one starts off with picture books, moving on up to understanding maps, graphs etc?

Best,
Lisa

Peter Meijer wrote: 
Hi Lisa,

At the URL

   http://www.seeingwithsound.com/extra/molyneux.ppt

I have a Powerpoint file illustrating how The vOICe lets
you *hear* the difference between a cube (square) and a
sphere (filled circle), even if you have never seen.

I had rephrased Molyneaux's question as "Would someone
born blind, using 'seeing-with-sound', be able to tell
a cube from a sphere by 'sight' alone? The answer being
yes.

Best wishes,

Peter Meijer


Seeing with Sound - The vOICe
http://www.seeingwithsound.com





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