Eyedar is the first app that teaches the blind to visualize their world with sound. It was inspired by echolocation—a form of sensory substitution where the blind uses the sense of hearing to visualize their surroundings. Eyedar digitizes the principles of echolocation, making it an accessible and learnable skill. By leveraging the newly available LiDAR 3D technology in iPhones, Eyedar maps a user’s environment and translates it into 3D soundscapes, allowing the blind to visualize their surroundings. Changes in pitch, volume, and spatial sound convey information on the size, shape, distance, and direction of objects.
Role: Group art supervisor & Designer
Agency: Area 23, New York
Credits: Tim Hawkey / Renee Mellas / Jason Graff / Rosie Mossey / Denise Bankson / Franklin Williams / Aaron Stack / Eduardo Tavares / Juan Sebastián Moreno / Dane Lund / PhD Caitlin Workman/ Stefan Hanley / Sydney McElwee / Jake Moon / Jeffrey Halpin/ Lauren Dellaquila / Carly Robins / Jessica Haselkorn / Anna Lopez / Sam Astigarraga / Jennifer Ma / Justine Pujo / Bill Hanff / Frank Laport / Brian Binns / Blind Pig
Agency: Area 23, New York
Credits: Tim Hawkey / Renee Mellas / Jason Graff / Rosie Mossey / Denise Bankson / Franklin Williams / Aaron Stack / Eduardo Tavares / Juan Sebastián Moreno / Dane Lund / PhD Caitlin Workman/ Stefan Hanley / Sydney McElwee / Jake Moon / Jeffrey Halpin/ Lauren Dellaquila / Carly Robins / Jessica Haselkorn / Anna Lopez / Sam Astigarraga / Jennifer Ma / Justine Pujo / Bill Hanff / Frank Laport / Brian Binns / Blind Pig
