Visual Thesaurus is very interesting! I did not know it, and it gave me another idea on the functionnal organisation: The labels could be organized with tags and not by categories... But this is just an idea!
I know that the best thing would be to have a web based platform: Accessible from anywhere, easy to manage... But I do not want this becomes a problem: Need an internet connection (google gears??...), connected to internet -> low autonomy... I have basic knowledge in php/sql, but I think that will not be enough... I am going to create a project on google code... Vincent On Oct 14, 8:46 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you looked at visual thesaurus? It shows words, their > relationships, and provides a recorded voice speaking the word. If you > enter a verb, like go, you get lots of choices. > > There might be something there to use as reference: > > http://www.visualthesaurus.com/ > > Android phones should have very good support of web apps as it is not > in Google's model to to drive to a single hardware platform. > > On Oct 13, 4:17 pm, Vincent Vatelot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > So, I am going to explain a little more what I have in my head... > > > My little brother, Maxime, is 21 years old. He doesn't speak and has > > never spoken. He has his own perception of the world but he is > > sociable and he understand everything we tell him. > > > However, he is not independant and he still lives with my parents. He > > is very calm and can stay focus on a task if he is interested. He > > loves everything that makes lights and sounds! It is not difficult for > > him to use a computer, and for exemple, he is very good when playing > > computer games...! > > > When he was younger, he had a system of labels which were attached to > > his trouser. When he wanted something, he asked with his labels... > > Very good idea, and he managed it well, but there were more and more > > labels, and it became difficult to continue with that! > > > Then, he tried a vocal synthesis. It was a kind of box (40cm x 20cm x > > 3cm and about 1kg... Sorry, I am french ;) ) There were about 50 > > labels on this box and when he pushed a label, there was a predifined > > sound (for exemple, to say "hello, my name is Maxime...")... Very good > > idea too, but not easy to use at all! > > > Finally, he tried B.A.bar (http://www.fst.ch/babar/)... Another vocal > > synthesis based on the usage of barcode... A word is associated to a > > barcode, and you have to scan it to speak... This is not a good idea > > for my brother who spent his time playing with the light of the > > scanner and recording various sounds!... > > > I first wanted to develop an application who was based on the labels > > and the first vocal synthesis principle, but more user-friendly... I > > thought about a pocket-pc, but this is a closed platform, and I do not > > have knowledge in .net... I would like to have a product that would be > > small, simple... for both user and administrator... Here are the > > functionnalities I thought about: > > > 1. A simple interface that allows to associate pictures (or words) > > to sounds, ordered by categories and easily accessible (touch screen > > and big pictures...) > > 2. The plateform would have to be locked on restricted applications > > (no way to use it as a recorder or game, or other thing...) > > 3. An easy admin interface that would allow administrator to manage > > sounds, pictures, words, categories... > > 4. Why not developping an application that could call a phone > > number in case of emergency (home...) so that he could try to make > > things by himself... > > 5. And finally, but that's complitely hypothetical, develop an > > application that could synthetize a voice from the sounds he can make > > with his own voice (laugh, cry...) I am not sure this is possible to > > make it, but I hope so... > > > So... I think I have summerized everything... Do you thing I should > > propose a project? I am able to lead it, but I am not sure about the > > way to do it... > > > Thanks for your advice > > > Vincent > > > On 13 oct, 01:49, Danny Pimienta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > I am interested in this idea as well, I am a novice developer with a 7 > > > year old autistic son. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Oct 12, 2008, at 7:45 PM, Filipe Abrantes > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Vincent, > > > > > If your idea is useful, I'm interested in putting some effort on it. > > > > > Could you present the idea a bit more in detail, explain how it helps > > > > autists and why android is the right platform to do it. > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Filipe > > > > > Vincent Vatelot wrote: > > > >> Hello all, > > > > >> My little brother is autistic and I would like to find a ay to help > > > >> him to communicate with other people. He understands very well, and > > > >> he > > > >> has tried several mehod of commuication. > > > > >> I am sure that he could use a platform like google android to > > > >> communicate. I have thinked about the solution and I have got my > > > >> idea, > > > >> but I am not able to realise it... I have not enough knowledge in the > > > >> field of programming... > > > > >> 1- Has anyone ideas on applications that could help autistic (or > > > >> other > > > >> handicaped people...) to communicate? > > > >> 2- Is there anyone here who would be interested to work on me on the > > > >> idea I have? > > > > >> Thanks a lot... > > > > >> Vincent --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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