open source for blind

Open Source Software developed in Indonesia with having immeasurable purpose. Including also to open access for blind penyandang. This innovation masterpiece modelled at Ritech Expo 2009 ending Monday ( 10/8), justs with National Technology Resurrection Day.

Limitation, even no eyesight, now of course no matter again in exploiting progress of information technology and communications ( TICK) in the form of computer system and telephone and service multi multimedia served.

That thing is enabled by there are interfacial slack device system or interface and censor system enabling blind penyandang exploits ability of indera its hearing and groping to communicate with computer.

Innovation masterpiece in area TIK related to system interaktif manusia-komputer is presented [by] Yayasan Mitra Netra, IGOS ( Indonesia Go Open Source), and ITS ( Technological Institute Ten Novembers) at Ritech Expo 2009 in Plaza Barat Gelora Bung Karno.

In Institution of Partner Netra, two middle adolescents engrossed in front of computer [screen/sail]. In leading them is attached headphone closing both their ears. Seemingly they are middle modells game or game of ping-pony for blind so-called A-Pong.

Game of blind penyandang ping-pony fights against computer is enabled [by] through?via voice guidance from headphone. If(when ball leads sinistrorse, sound " do not" will be heard in headphone in left ear and conversely. " While if leading to middle of desk, both headphones will say," says Hananta Mahendra from Yayasan Mitra Netra.

Victory for player bases on deftness or speed of knob pinch-off finger appropriate to point ping-pony ball. The way the game also presented at computer [screen/sail].

Game online for blind of that bases on slack device open source. Added Kemal Prihatman, Assistant Deputi Pengembangan and Pemanfaatan Teknologi Informasi Kementerian Negara Riset and Teknologi ( KNRT), game game online of ping-pony or table tennis so-called this A-Pong is first in world design for blind based on open source.

Game A-Pong developed by community which active in information technology and communications ( TICK), for example the students from ITB merged into by Sangkuriang Studio, is getting support from KNRT, in system development of its(the operation. A-pong is born of Nusantara Online which has been made the group before all. This slack device can be accessed through intranet and internet freely.

Nusantara Online designed by researcher in Laboratorium Sistem Kendali and Komputer ITB. Masterpiece they presented at Stan IGOS. Nusantara Online is built above machine so called Angel ( Another Game Engine Library) applies program opensource. Ability of equivalent Angel mechanically game high class and can create object three dimensions with real appearance.

Text reader

In this Ganesha Campus also is developed operation guide text reader technology and document in computer [screen/sail] or called as screen reader which will lead blind penyandang reachs wide information access and communications.

Innovation so-called this openbook assists blind penyandang opens access to internet, even communicates and interaction with internet consumer through global social network, for example Facebook.

According To Abimanyu from Yayasan Mitra Netra, text reader program has started developed in United States year 1970-an, but has just stepped into Indonesia year 1990-an, that is version JAWS which now has until version 9. Now the application of screen reader for blind for example yielded Ubuntu to base on OSS, so-called Orca.

Has just been is latter there are effort Indonesianizes guidance and read of its(the text. For the purpose, Ario Bimo, researcher from ITB, modifies JAWS version 710. At this prototype text amended then converted by openbook, then computer will read it word per word automatically. For the purpose before all has been packed into exchequer computer of word from dictionary until 10 word billions.

" Game" interaktif

Expansion of game interaktif also is done student from Jurusan Teknik Elektro ITS, Hendra Hermawan, below(under tuition Harris Pirngadi, Censor Laboratory Chief and Aktuator ITS. To yield simulator game interaktif or game Tekken, they apply censor or ultrasonics transducer for controller PlayStation and limit switch.

Ultrasonics censor to detect motion reaction of consumer game. As for limit censor switch put down in each wrist and foot/feet applied as detection of movement to beat and kicks. According To Harris, this game will be developed furthermore for blind penyandang based on opensource.