Also have you seen the metadata architectural contents of Europe (MACE) tetrahedron interface?
Deb MacPherson
Sent from my iPhone Hi Team:
I have worked for a long time using models and platonic solids with fractal divisions to understand concepts and relationships.
An example is an icosahedron with 20 surfaces, a point can touch a smaller solid through another point, an edge or a surface. Each surface could be a base for a pyramid and each pyramid can be broken down into other smaller pyramids.
If we think about our language it is full on spatial -model relationships. "how long is your path" "you are going in circles"
We will be making 3d models to represent sustainable life cycle measurements. It is like a 3d graph with data.
Hope it helps. I think a blind person could touch it virtually or analog
Marcela Oliva, Architecture Professor
LACCD Sustainable Building Program, Knowledge Management 3109941185
iPhone interface If an ontology could be made 3D a rapid prototype 3D printer could generate a hands on experience
Deborah MacPherson
Sent from my iPhone As someone who is married to a blind woman, I believe that one thing to consider is that many people who are blind (perhaps most) are in fact legally blind but not totally blind and that the visual impairment comes in many varieties. People with retinitis pigmentosa, for example, tend to have extreme tunnel vision, no night vision, and diminished ability to perceive contrast but can still have 20/20 vision in the little remaining central field. Many of them do not use Braille or magnification to read print but are for all practical purposes blind – they need a blind cane for mobility. They may be able to read the individual text on a diagram but will tend to get lost if the data are spread out. This is but one example of blindness – there are many more. I think that the key is to work directly with the visually impaired community to understand its needs; it is very difficult for the sighted to understand and appreciate the difficulties faced by the profoundly visually impaired. Alden --- Alden Dima Computer Scientist National Institute of Standards and Technology alden.dima@xxxxxxxx 301-975-2450 From: ontolog-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ontolog-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of chaim Zins
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Subject: [ontolog-forum] visualizing ontologies to blind people Do you have any creative idea how to visualize hierarchical ontologies to blind people using Braille codes or other means? Do you know of relevant projects? Thanks for sharing your reflections on this challenging idea. 10 Pillars of Knowledge: Map of Human Knowledge --
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