Comparing Tactile Maps and Haptic Digital Representations of a Maritime Environment

In: Journal of visual impairment & blindness: JVIB, Band 105, Heft 4, S. 222-234

Abstract

A map exploration and representation exercise was conducted with participants who were totally blind. Representations of maritime environments were presented either with a tactile map or with a digital haptic virtual map. We assessed the knowledge of spatial configurations using a triangulation technique. The results revealed that both types of map learning were equivalent.