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University of São Paulo develops phone 'spaceship' game to teach blind children to type
A University of São Paulo project still in development turns repetitive typing drills into space missions for blind children, using standard physical keyboards plugged into a smartphone.
Why it matters: Blind children learning to type are the intended users of the University of São Paulo tool, which runs on a smartphone paired with an ordinary keyboard.
The University of São Paulo (USP) reported that it is developing a smartphone-based 'spaceship' application designed to teach blind children how to type.
According to USP, the project recasts repetitive typing exercises as missions in space.
The university said the tool works with common physical keyboards connected to the smartphone through an adapter, and that the project remains in development.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
Blind children are the group directly affected: if the USP project moves beyond development, they would practise typing through space-mission exercises using an ordinary keyboard attached to a smartphone by an adapter.
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