Audio signals in the corresponding ear steer users where to go. The beacons allow the creation of mind maps so other people can easily navigate complex spaces. “Users input their location and their destination and it creates a trail of beacons. “The application uses a fairly complex system to generate audio cues to provide navigation for people with visual impairments,” Jackson said. Then, Jackson recruited a team of fellow Rensselaer coders to help improve the application. The fund, made possible by Nuvalence co-founders Sinclair Schuller ’04 and Abe Sultan ’04 along with Rakesh Malhotra, purchased the hardware for Jackson to use on the project. First, Jackson applied for Nuvalence Builder Funds through Rensselaer’s Severino Center for Technological Entrepreneurship. Jackson volunteered to lead the RCOS effort within a global consortium and has gone above and beyond what was expected. Open source refers to software with code that is accessible and editable by the public, and RCOS brings together students to work on projects that help society. The Rensselaer Center for Open Source (RCOS) was approached to collaborate on developing an open-source replacement for Microsoft’s Soundscape. Sheldon Jackson ’23 is spearheading refinements to a software that helps people with visual impairments navigate the world.
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