Notes on Blindness

visual of notes on blindness vr

This is a VR journey into a world beyond sight. In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, John Hull became totally blind. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began documenting his experiences on audio cassette. These original diary recordings form the basis of this project, an interactive nonfiction using new forms of storytelling to explore his cognitive and emotional experience of blindness.

Software Price

Free

Game Type

360 Experience (non-game), Educational, Exploration, Narrative, Simulation

Commendable Aspects

This is a very outside of the box idea for VR and makes you appreciate some things most people take for granted.

Headset Application

Oculus Go

Potential Applications

This could be helpful in medical class as well as most psychology classes as you learn what losing eyesight really does to a person.

Helpful Hints

No internet connection is needed and this is very emotional so be prepared.

User Friendliness Rating

4 stars

Developer

ARTE Experience

Bugs/Issues

Audio is slightly hard to interpret. Sometimes doesn't load properly and you have to exit then reopen.

Date Evaluated

04/06/2020

Academic Areas