This sort of work seems like it could go hand-on-hand with the recently reported Microsoft 3D Soundscape for blind people [1] Taking images from a body worn ca

This sort of work seems like it could go hand-on-hand with the recently reported Microsoft 3D Soundscape for blind people [1] Taking images from a body worn camera it could provide a near real-time narrative of the scene. Maybe not to the same level of descriptive commentary from Amélie, but still potentially useful: "There is a particularly memorable scene in the French movie “Amélie” in which the title character [...] sees an older man with a white cane waiting to cross a busy street. “Let me help you." And they’re off, moving quickly through the neighborhood as Amélie provides a running commentary: The golden bust of a horse hanging over a shop is missing an ear; that laughing is the florist, who has crinkly eyes; there are lollipops in the bakery window. “Smell that! They’re giving out melon slices. We’re passing the park butcher, ham is 70 francs. Now the cheese shop — picadors are 12.90. Now we’re at the kiosk by the metro. I’ll leave you here. Bye!” More likely, "glass, what am I looking at?", but still! [1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8565298 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8565298