Benvision develops the BEN Binaural Experience Navigator, an app that utilizes spatial audio and musical cues to enhance navigation for visually impaired individuals in various environments. By creating digital twins of venues and integrating precise audio waypoints, the app significantly improves spatial awareness and independence for users, fostering a more accessible experience.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Visually impaired individuals face significant challenges in navigating unfamiliar environments, often relying on sighted assistance or limited mobility aids. Existing navigation solutions can be cumbersome, lack precision, or provide overwhelming auditory information, hindering spatial awareness and independence.
Solution
Benvision offers a spatial audio navigation app, the BEN Binaural Experience Navigator, designed to enhance mobility for the visually impaired. The app creates digital twins of venues and integrates precise musical cues as audio waypoints, providing intuitive and non-verbal guidance. Users navigate by hearing these spatial audio cues, which convey directional information without cognitive overload. This approach fosters a more accessible and delightful experience, increasing spatial understanding and independence.
Target Audience
Primary customers include hotels, museums, theme parks, and other venues seeking to improve accessibility and enhance the guest experience for visually impaired individuals.
Features
- Digital twin creation through 3D scanning of venues
- Integration of precise musical cues as spatial audio waypoints
- Intuitive, non-verbal navigation guidance
- Standalone app and API for easy integration
- Customizable soundscapes tailored to specific venues and brands