Twenty-four students are spending three weeks at Penn State practicing the full college experience, including classes, meals, and navigating a large university campus. The camp, organized by the Summer Academy for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, uses the Blind Square app, iBeacons, and a smartphone to provide custom guidance on everything from crossing streets to getting from the salad bar to the cashier in the dining hall.
The guidance provided is highly customized, and, as Frank Ready reports in the Centre Daily Times, can include significant details such as the sequence of beverages available at self-serve drink stations.
As venues continue to integrate location-based capabilities into the tech experience offered to guests, it is inspiring to see new applications emerging that continue to expand the ability to deliver a great visitor experience.
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