‘We deserve to have fun too’: Visually impaired gamers cheer new software that lets them hear obstacles

Mr Josh Tseng, whose vision is less than five per cent in both eyes, is one of two Singaporeans who were a part of a global group of test gamers.

The JBL Quantum Guide Play software uses advanced artificial intelligence to process in-game visuals, and translate them into audio cues, said Ms Lee Yeeling, senior director of Asia consumer marketing in the Asia-Pacific region at Harman International. Harman is the parent company of audio equipment manufacturer JBL.

Although the software works only with Counter-Strike 2 currently, it will be made open-source soon, according to the software’s website. This means other companies and developers can modify and implement it in their games. “But if there’s a chair next to the door in the room, then I would want to know where the chair is instead, so I can leave the room. Obstacles in the game’s map act as landmarks.”

“But it definitely opens a whole new world and quite unchartered territory for many visually impaired people, who now have the option to explore gaming,” said the 26-year-old, who was diagnosed with cone rod dystrophy as a child.

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