[BlindMath] Graphiti / Graphiti Plus experiences

Sun Mar 27 16:01:24 UTC 2022

Is the Graphiti in actual production yet?

Traci

On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 11:09 PM Ken Perry via BlindMath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>
> I have been involved with the development so take anything I say as I am
> slightly biased since I have one and love it. That is the Graphiti. Note
> the
> Graphiti plus. I will say though the additional 40 cell Orbit display on
> the
> Plus excites me.  I am also 100% blind if you don't already know me.
>
> As for using it with scatter plots. You can connect the Graphiti directly
> to
> a TI-84 Talking graphing calculator and it shows scatterplots well. The
> display on the TI-84 is a 96 by 64. So, when it graphs to the Graphiti it
> seems condensed because it is since the Graphiti is 60 by 40. You can view
> it that way or you can expand it and see it as is on the calculator which
> means you must pan once to see everything. With that said it is amazing how
> well it works.
>
> You can also view anything on the TI-84 TGC and be able to pan through the
> graph with the cursor and values displaying on the Graphiti perfectly. It
> really is like using the Calculator sighted. I can even read the x and y
> values by hand even if it is not in braille, I can read the actual numbers
> by feel.
>
> Oh, another comment on scatter plots it's amazing on how easy it is to tell
> how the data is trending even in a compressed 60 by 40 modes before you
> expand it. You can tell if the data is trending to the positive just by
> laying your firsthand the device while it graphs.
>
> You can also get a picture of a scatter plot and put it on the Graphiti.
> Graphiti will show almost all types of Image files with no problem.
>
> I will point out one of the cool things about the Graphiti cells is the
> pins
> can come up while you are viewing it with your hands. This made it amazing
> when I wrote Tetris for it. It is fun to play Tetris again.
>
> I am the one that made the video on the Graphiti with a Microscope, and I
> can tell you, you  can see things like the cavities in an earth worm and we
> even did a live demonstration of fungus growing on a slide which was
> amazing.
>
> I am the one that made all the videos where I code with Turtle graphics
> with
> it, and you can follow the tracks of the turtles on the screen which is as
> amazing as when I did it sighted in High school. I am now 51 one and blind
> so let us just say that is amazing to be able to do something I could do
> sighted as good.
>
> I wrote the NVDA plugin and with that you can send the whole screen or just
> the parts you are viewing. That plugin needs to be advanced but that is
> because I do not use it much attached to NVDA. I am more into using it as a
> tool I can code with or an HDMI monitor with things like an Xbox or even my
> raspberry PI. With that said the NVDA plugin changes how you use a computer
> because you can really make the Graphiti do about anything when it comes to
> showing you part of the screen.
>
>     With what I have done as an NVDA plugin  many people can extend it if
> they wish.
>
> On that note There was also a piece of software created for a student at a
> university called tactviz and it was made to study proteins here is a cut
> from the read me of the software.
> TactViz was designed to improve the biomolecular visualization and analysis
> experience in VMD for users who are blind or visually impaired. It was
> developed based on the needs of student Olivia Shaw in the Hadden Lab at
> the
> University of Delaware. TactViz can be used with electronic refreshable
> tactile display devices (e.g., Graphiti) for interactive biomolecular
> visualization,
> Read more about it here.
>
>
> https://github.com/jodihadden/TactViz
>
> She also has some published papers  that also mention the Graphiti if you
> search.
>
> There are also videos of the Graphiti and desmos if you search on You tube
> and you can see some of the fun, they put the Graphiti through.
>
> Oh, one last thing. I have also used the Graphiti with Openscad to create a
> dumbbell shaped thing just to see if I could. It is possible and it is
> something that could be improved on if someone was a 3D nut. I am a
> Software
> engineer and have more fun writing code than making 3D stuff, but my point
> is I would have loved to have this thing when I was in calculus to be able
> to make my own multi-level shell shapes that I could feel on the fly. That
> is for the younger kids now that these tactile devices are coming online.
>
> One thing the Graphiti can do that no other device can is show things with
> multi levels and when it comes to viewing images, which is a very important
> feature.  Anyway, since I am a bit biased, I should end this here. I can
> tell you this though. My Graphiti does not sit on my table and get no work.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindMath <blindmath-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Robin Williams
> via BlindMath
> Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 10:56 AM
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> <blindmath at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Robin Williams <Robin.Williams at atass-sports.co.uk>
> Subject: [BlindMath] Graphiti / Graphiti Plus experiences
>
> Hello,
>
> Does anyone on this list have experience with the Graphiti or Graphiti Plus
> from Orbit Research?
> http://www.orbitresearch.com/product/graphiti-plus/
> I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has used one of these
> devices to view graphics that are commonly used in statistical research, in
> particular scatter plots involving many datapoints, as well as any other
> interesting use cases.
>
> With thanks,
> Robin
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