Eyes-Free Yoga: Yoga Instruction For The Blind Using Microsoft Kinect
Thursday, October 17, 2013 - 12:40
in Mathematics & Economics
If you are new to a yoga class, you are stunned by how flexible and strong its participants are - but if you are blind in a visual exercise world, it takes a little more creativity to feel the burn. Technology to the rescue. Students watch an instructor to learn how to properly hold a position and a University of Washington computer scientists have created a software program that watches a user's movements and gives spoken feedback on what to change to accurately complete a yoga pose. The program, called Eyes-Free Yoga, uses Microsoft Kinect software to track body movements and offer auditory feedback in real time for six yoga poses, including Warrior I and II, Tree and Chair poses. read more