“Together, Tacit”

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Together, Tacit aims to inspire creative collaboration between low vision, blind, and sighted individuals to exchange tacit knowledge. Tacit knowledge refers to something that one does automatically, after a period where it was learned sequentially. A skill you do in a “flow state” would be considered your tacit knowledge. 

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From 2021-2024 I have worked with faculty and students from Penn State College of Engineering and BVI individuals in the community to co-develop a VR/haptic glove that simulates a sense of sculpting in virtual space. Our work is ongoing.  

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The goal with the "Together, Tacit" project is to use the art making process to connect two people so they need each other to complete a whole. By doing so, their exchange provokes learning, promotes value in difference, and advocates for needed accessibility in designed objects, spaces, and curriculum.

 

Our goal with the device is for it to become a dynamic and affordable tool that can be used

in schools, community centers, and hospitals. 

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*blind/visually impaired