> Basically, hook up a load of cell phone vibrators to a belt, add GPS, make the vibrator closest to north vibrate so that you have a constant haptic compass.

> Basically, hook up a load of cell phone vibrators to a belt, add GPS, make the vibrator closest to north vibrate so that you have a constant haptic compass. Or you could learn a language like Guugu Yimithirr, which doesn't use egocentric coordinates at all (e.g "to my left", "behind me", "in front of me"). Instead, speakers use north, south, east, and west when giving directions, which means that they must know what direction they are facing at all times. There are stories of native speakers being blindfolded and spun around many times in a dark room without losing their sense of direction. [1] [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29language-t.html...