Tactile Images READER vs OctoPlay

Replicate the tactile learning experience at your own place & pace. Meet the virtual assistant that describes tactile graphics just like a specialist and allows blind people to study at home. This educational tool is part of the Tactile Images e-learning platform, where teachers and parents can find, personalize and create interactive tactile graphics, with audio descriptions. The Tactile Images Reader app teleports the voice and knowledge of the teacher at home. How? Let’s say that we have the tactile graphic of an African elephant. You will explore it with both hands, as you usually do, to contextualize. So far so good. But when you place the phone above the graphic, the magic happens. Just point at the ear of the elephant and the smartphone will tell you: ”This is the ear of the elephant. The ears of an African elephant are bigger than the ears of an Indian elephant because they help the elephants cool down by radiating the excess heat. The ears can also be used to communicate visually, flapping ears signifying either aggression or joy.” The descriptions are customizable and can be adapted to the specific needs of every person. The Tactile Images Reader mobile assistant empowers you to discover the world independently. It gives you the freedom to explore untouchable objects and study school subjects based on graphics, such as Maths, Geography or Biology at your own pace. Using this app feels like watching the Discovery Channel for the first time. How does it work? The app works only with interactive tactile graphics from our e-learning platform. Join for FREE right here www.tactileimages.org and get access to a Library of 800 tactile graphics with multilingual descriptions and drawing software that allows teachers and parents to create their own interactive tactile graphics. Download your first interactive catalogue for FREE https://bit.ly/Catalog_UrbanLandscapes, emboss the drawings and explore with the app! Remote teaching and homeschooling have never been easier for blind and visually impaired people! How to use? Position the phone above an interactive tactile graphic. The app will read the QR Code placed in the upper left corner and tell you the title of the graphic. Position the index finger on the Braille-written title (available for the tactile graphics in the Library) and the app will tell you the description of the graphic. Start exploring with both hands. The app will identify the position of the index finger and beep once when you come across an area with descriptions. Point the index finger if you want to find out the description of that area. Preferably, clench your fist and extend the index finger as if you were pointing to that area. Be steady for 3 seconds. The app will send you 3 beeps and deliver the audio description of the area. Additionally, you can touch the QR Code to listen to general information about the subject of the graphic. Features - Audio descriptions can be in these languages: English, French, German, Italian, Turkish, Romanian, Finnish, Spanish - You are free to personalize the descriptions of any graphic - Multi-sensorial learning - Mobile assistant (works anywhere: school, home, park, library, museum, city hall, train station, metro) - You can either hold it with your hand or use a phone holder (Gooseneck) - Modern technologies: AI, machine learning, interactive augmented reality, finger tracking This app was featured in the American Alliance of Museums http://bit.ly/exploration-at-museums and other 35 publications. The Tactile Images e-learning platform was financed by The Romanian Ministry of Culture, the Administration of the National Cultural Heritage, the Civic Innovation Fund, the Orange Foundation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OMV Petrom, ING Bank Romania, Microsoft Romania, Electrica SA. This app is created by the Urban Development Association, which has the mission to improve the life quality of blind children through education.

Povestea OctoPlay este intr-o mare masura povestea fondatorului nostru si a baietelului lui diagnosticat cu tulburari de dezvoltare din spectrul autismului la varsta de 2 anisori. Ideea aplicatiei a aparut odata cu neajunsurile intampinate in procesul de recuperare. Listele lungi de asteptare si metodele terapeutice nepotrivite au dus la irosirea unui timp foarte pretios in recuperarea lui Eric. Intr-un final, au fost gasiti specialistii potriviti, dar si mai important, metodele eficiente in tratarea intarzierilor de vorbire. Cunostintele acumulate pe parcurs, relatia stransa de colaborare cu specialistii in logopedie si analiza comportamentala aplicata si echipa tanara si dornica sa foloseasca ultimele tehnologii software in beneficiul oamenilor, sunt ingredientele care fac din OctoPlay un produs unic in Romania. Am pus accentul pe: - Validarea constanta a ideilor cu specialistii din domeniu - Un nivel crescut de atractivitate pentru copii, prin folosirea hologramelor din realitate augmentata (AR) pe post de recompense - Rapoartele de progres generate automat, pentru luarea celor mai bune decizii in timp util - Colaborarea dintre parinti si specialistii din domenii diverse pentru eficientizarea procesului de recuperare - Continut si recompense personalizate, in functie de preferintele si competentele copilului, pentru maximizarea potentialului Primul joc disponibil in platforma se numeste “Cartonase memorabile”. Scopul principal este stimularea memoriei vizuale si auditive prin cele 130 de cartonase frumos colorate, insotite de pronuntia lor in limba romana. Cuvintele sunt special alese pentru a-l familiariza pe cel mic cu concepte folositoare, precum la ferma, in casa, instrumente muzicale si multe altele. Cel de-al doilea joc, se numeste “Insula sunetelor”. Acesta contine inregistrari video cu pronuntia a aproximativ 2000 de sunete, silabe si cuvinte din limba romana. Copilul porneste intr-o calatorie in care colecteaza mesaje ferecate in sticlute, imita pronuntia din modelul video, uitandu-se la telefon ca intr-o oglinda si e recompensat cu o multime de surprize. Globul de cristal prevesteste o paleta mai completa de jocuri, care abordeaza abilitati diferite: de la motricitatea și respirație, la discriminare-generalizare, până la folosirea cunoștințelor acumulate în propoziții și povestioare si chiar terapie la distanta. Instaleaza aplicatia si fa-i cunostinta micutului tau cu un nou prieten. Octo o sa-l incurajeze sa depaseasca obstacolele mai grele, sa nu renunte atunci cand se demotiveaza si sa aiba o recuperare mai usoara si mai placuta.