[BlindMath] Graphiti / Graphiti Plus experiences

[Traci W]

Wait, what?????  15k - dang!!

On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 12:49 PM Nicolas Spohn <nspohn0 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes it is for sale but I believe it’s $15,000 or something like that
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > 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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