This article is about the prosthetic color apparatus. For 2009 science fiction film, see Eyeborgs.
An eyeborg or eye-borg is a body modification apparatus which fits on the wearer's head, and is designed to allow people to perceive color through sound waves. It works with a head-mounted antenna that senses the colors directly in front of a person, and converts them in real-time into sound waves through bone conduction.[1]
The first eyeborg was created in England in 2003 by Adam Montandon in collaboration with colourblind artist Neil Harbisson.[2] The invention, under the heading Bridging the Island of the Colourblind Project, won a British award in Innovation (Submerge 2004)[3] and a European award in Content Tools and Interface Design (Europrix 2004).[4] In 2007, Peter Kese, a software developer from Kranj, Slovenia, made further developments to the eyeborg by increasing the number of color hues to 360 and adding color saturation through different volume levels.[5] In 2009, Matias Lizana, a student from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya developed the eyeborg into a chip as part of his final year project.[6] The chip allows users to have the device implanted and to hear colors beyond the limits of human perception such as infrared and ultraviolet.[7]
Harbisson's Pure Sonochromatic Scale (2005) is a non-logarithmic scale based on the transposition of light frequencies to sound frequencies. The scale discards color as being part of a color wheel and ignores musical/logarithmic perception so it can overstep the limits of human perception. The introduction of the new scale to the eyeborg in 2010, allows users to decide whether they want to perceive colors logarithmically or not.[6]
The blind
Blind Ecuadorians using eyeborgs
Since 2005, eyeborgs have been donated to blind communities in Europe, Asia and America with the aim of helping the blind develop the sense of color.[9] The first blind person to try out an eyeborg was Sabriye Tenberken followed by blind students from Braille Without Borders in Tibet and members of the Sociedad de Ciegos de Pichincha in Ecuador.[10]
In 2011, vice-president of Ecuador Lenin Moreno announced that his government would collaborate with the Cyborg Foundation to create eyeborgs and new sensory extensions.[11] In 2012, after lecturing at Escola Politécnica de Pernambuco in Recife,[12] the Cyborg Foundation signed a partnership to create eyeborgs and other new human extensions in collaboration with Universidade de Pernambuco in Brazil.[13]
Eyeborgs are currently being treated as body parts rather than as devices, and therefore are donated rather than sold.[14]
^Harbisson, Neil. "Painting by ear" 2008-08-03 at the Wayback MachineModern Painters, The International Contemporary Art Magazine pp.70-73. New York, June 2008.
^Lins, Letícia "Homem-ciborgue desenvolve projeto no Brasil", O Globo, 2 May 2012
^Maia, Rafael "Nao quero vender olhos", Terra Networks, 9 February 2012.
External links
Video: How the eyeborg works 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
Eyeborg Website (Eyeborg chip development site)
Article about an eyeborg user on Wired (USA 2008)
Eyeborg user example on The Sunday Times (UK, 2008)
Information from BBC (UK, 2005)
March 04, 2023
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This article is about the prosthetic color apparatus For 2009 science fiction film see Eyeborgs An eyeborg or eye borg is a body modification apparatus which fits on the wearer s head and is designed to allow people to perceive color through sound waves It works with a head mounted antenna that senses the colors directly in front of a person and converts them in real time into sound waves through bone conduction 1 The Harbisson s Sonochromatic Music Scale Contents 1 History 2 Color to sound scales 3 The blind 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe first eyeborg was created in England in 2003 by Adam Montandon in collaboration with colourblind artist Neil Harbisson 2 The invention under the heading Bridging the Island of the Colourblind Project won a British award in Innovation Submerge 2004 3 and a European award in Content Tools and Interface Design Europrix 2004 4 In 2007 Peter Kese a software developer from Kranj Slovenia made further developments to the eyeborg by increasing the number of color hues to 360 and adding color saturation through different volume levels 5 In 2009 Matias Lizana a student from Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya developed the eyeborg into a chip as part of his final year project 6 The chip allows users to have the device implanted and to hear colors beyond the limits of human perception such as infrared and ultraviolet 7 Color to sound scales EditHarbisson s Sonochromatic Music Scale 2003 is a microtonal and logarithmic scale with 360 notes in an octave Each note corresponds to a specific degree of the color wheel The scale was introduced to the first eyeborg in 2004 8 Harbisson s Pure Sonochromatic Scale 2005 is a non logarithmic scale based on the transposition of light frequencies to sound frequencies The scale discards color as being part of a color wheel and ignores musical logarithmic perception so it can overstep the limits of human perception The introduction of the new scale to the eyeborg in 2010 allows users to decide whether they want to perceive colors logarithmically or not 6 The blind Edit Blind Ecuadorians using eyeborgs Since 2005 eyeborgs have been donated to blind communities in Europe Asia and America with the aim of helping the blind develop the sense of color 9 The first blind person to try out an eyeborg was Sabriye Tenberken followed by blind students from Braille Without Borders in Tibet and members of the Sociedad de Ciegos de Pichincha in Ecuador 10 In 2011 vice president of Ecuador Lenin Moreno announced that his government would collaborate with the Cyborg Foundation to create eyeborgs and new sensory extensions 11 In 2012 after lecturing at Escola Politecnica de Pernambuco in Recife 12 the Cyborg Foundation signed a partnership to create eyeborgs and other new human extensions in collaboration with Universidade de Pernambuco in Brazil 13 Eyeborgs are currently being treated as body parts rather than as devices and therefore are donated rather than sold 14 See also EditSynesthesia NeuroprostheticsReferences Edit Alfredo M Ronchi Eculture Cultural Content in the Digital Age Springer New York 2009 p 319 ISBN 978 3 540 75273 8 Bannister Matthew 2012 01 23 Outlook bbc co uk BBC World Service p 16m41s Retrieved 4 June 2014 1 Submerge Innovation Award Bristol 2004 dead link Europrix Europrix Awards Harbisson Neil Painting by ear Archived 2008 08 03 at the Wayback Machine Modern Painters The International Contemporary Art Magazine pp 70 73 New York June 2008 a b Sanchis Ima La veo en blanco y negro pero la oigo en colores permanent dead link La Contra de La Vanguardia 10 July 2010 Millas Juan Jose El Cyborg del Tercer Ojo permanent dead link El Pais 15 Jan 2012 2 Modern Painters The International Contemporary Art Magazine pp 70 73 New York June 2008 EFE Tecnologia cyborg para la vision Archived 2014 08 08 at the Wayback Machine EFE 27 October 2011 Redaccion Una fundacion se dedica a convertir humanos en ciborgs El Comercio Peru 1 Mar 2011 Redaccion Gobierno impulsara plan para no videntes Archived 2016 08 03 at the Wayback Machine El Tiempo Ecuador 30 October 2011 Redacao Primeiro ciborgue do mundo estara nesta quarta na UPE Archived 2012 05 12 at the Wayback Machine Diario de Pernambuco 30 April 2012 Lins Leticia Homem ciborgue desenvolve projeto no Brasil O Globo 2 May 2012 Maia Rafael Nao quero vender olhos Terra Networks 9 February 2012 External links EditVideo How the eyeborg works Archived 2012 08 12 at the Wayback Machine Eyeborg Website Eyeborg chip development site Article about an eyeborg user on Wired USA 2008 Eyeborg user example on The Sunday Times UK 2008 Information from BBC UK 2005 Neil Harbisson s personal website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eyeborg amp oldid 1122331862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
