A team of researchers has designed a new camera named '2C3D' that enables the blinds to see. '2C3D' is a development and design of a tactile camera concept for the vision impaired.
The camera creates 3D photos and videos and has a 3D screen. The screen is built by numerous 3D pixels that shift depending on the photo to forms the 3D shot on the screen surface (giving the term 'touch screen' a new and more literal interpretation).
The user can touch the screen while photographing and feel what the camera is seeing, in real time. When users like what they see, they can click and save the photo. The saved 3D file can be felt again later. The 2C3D performs as a camera for the blind and as a physical-digital photo album, according to Orengeva website.
Design for unique needs communities such as the wide blinds community is practically challenging because the design should be extremely intuitive. The way of using the product should be simple and pleasant, and those are the values transmitted by the design, which combine the known and recognized elements with new and inventive elements in one innovative camera.
