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From sensory substitute technology to virtual reality research

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This paper describes research into sensory substitutes for the disabled, and proposes one basic research approach to assistance technology. It also reports on how the technology is related to virtual reality research.

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  1. Laboratory of Sensory Information Engineering, Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, 060-0812, Sapporo, Japan

    Tohru Ifukube

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Ifukube, T. From sensory substitute technology to virtual reality research. Artificial Life and Robotics 2, 145–150 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02471173

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