There are so many things in life that we take for granted because we can more or less see clearly. Navigation is a no-brainer, but even entertainment is a completely different experience for those with visual impairments. Sports, for example, is best seen played out in front of you, even if its inside a TV box, but thats not exactly possible for those who cant see in the first place.Sports announcers do their best to give a blow-by-blow account of games, sprinkled with commentary, of course, you feel even less of a spectator and more like a second-hand recipient of gossip and hearsay. Sadly, thats actually a fact of life for the blind and vision-impaired, but this simple-looking but revolutionary board is trying to change that for good, allowing everyone to really feel like they are part of the game, even if theyre watching from home.Designer: OneCourtThere was a point in history when people really only got their second-hand account of a games events through radio unless they were some of the lucky few to snag tickets for the stadium or court. There is a level of excitement and anticipation because you cant see whats happening, but thats only true if you know that everyone else is really in the same boat as you. Today, however, most people can watch from the TV or a live stream, so those who can only listen will naturally feel left out.OneBoard wants to tear down those walls that separate the vision impaired from the rest of society when it comes to live sports coverage. This box, which looks like a miniature court or field, is actually a haptic feedback device that vibrates in very accurate and price locations across its surface. In other words, you can follow the game with your fingers as the ball travels across the field in real-time. In case you doubt if that is even possible, you have to realize that many stadiums and sports events already have and use real-time tracking technologies for broadcast coverage, replays, and the like. OneBoard is just utilizing that same tech in a different way.It isnt just conveying the location of the ball, of course. Specific vibration patterns also reveal specific actions like catches, goals, passes, throws, kicks, and the like. It even has a place for feeling out the score so you wont have to repeatedly ask your seatmate about it. The tactile information is paired with audio coverage so that you are really experiencing the whole event as if you were actually seeing it happen.OneBoard can work both at the stadium or at home, depending on the sports event and coverage. So far, the technology has been used in basketball, baseball, and (American) football, with hockey and soccer coming soon. Its a truly innovative design that utilizes existing technologies in a way that benefits not only the able-bodied majority but even those often neglected by society as well.The post Life-changing haptic feedback device is Braille for live sports events first appeared on Yanko Design.