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[-] superkret@feddit.org 35 points 1 week ago

OK, so how can I learn it?

[-] Plaidboy@sh.itjust.works 54 points 1 week ago

From the article:

"The researchers trained 14 sighted and 12 blind people for between two and three hours twice a week over 10 weeks. They started by teaching participants to produce mouth clicks, then trained them on three tasks. The first two involved judging the size or orientation of objects. The third involved navigating virtual mazes, which participants moved through with the help of simulated click-plus-echo sounds tied to their positions."

[-] superkret@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago

Yes, I read the article. How does the training work?

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 56 points 6 days ago

Well, they started by teaching participants to produce mouth clicks. Then they did exercises judging the size or orientation of objects, and they also had them move around with the help of simulated click-plus-echo sounds tied to their positions.

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 26 points 6 days ago
[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 7 points 6 days ago

What. Are you serious? I just told you.

[-] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 31 points 1 week ago

They probably bumped into walls a lot, until they learmed

[-] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago

This was kind of cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsg81Tn3s28 I didn't like the first wall example because the clicking cadence changes, but the field and trees were very clear

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