[BlindMath] Graphiti / Graphiti Plus experiences

Sun Mar 27 16:49:50 UTC 2022

Yes it is for sale but I believe it’s $15,000 or something like that 


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> On Mar 27, 2022, at 12:03 PM, Traci W via BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> To: Blind Math list for those interested in mathematics
>> <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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