blind | Austin Short Film https://www.austinshortfilm.com sut and About in Austin TX Mon, 02 Sep 2019 02:30:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.8 https://www.austinshortfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/austin-short-films-65x65.png blind | Austin Short Film https://www.austinshortfilm.com 32 32 163542106 Blind dog training – training with a blind dog https://www.austinshortfilm.com/business/blind-dog-training-training-with-a-blind-dog/ Mon, 02 Sep 2019 02:30:10 +0000 https://www.austinshortfilm.com/blog/blind-dog-training-training-with-a-blind-dog/ Zeus is a Belgian malinois around 1yr old. He is completely blind. Training for him is much different then then what we are used to, however the approach is still the same. The exercise you see in this video has been very beneficial to teach foot placement and build his confidence. Zeus would not step […]

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Zeus is a Belgian malinois around 1yr old. He is completely blind. Training for him is much different then then what we are used to, however the approach is still the same. The exercise you see in this video has been very beneficial to teach foot placement and build his confidence. Zeus would not step off a curb during a walk prior to training. Trust plays a big part in his training as well, the more trust Zeus has in the trainer the more he is will to do. Other then Zeus not being able to see he has a great temperament and loves being around people.

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Michael Espinoza has been blind since birth. And yet he’s been playing video games since he was at least six years old. Confused how those two facts might square up?

“Growing up,” he told VICE News, “there were things that I either couldn’t do, or was told I couldn’t do. Luckily, I’m really stubborn.”

Espinoza starting playing games on his cousins’ Sega Genesis. But then his parents bought him a Playstation for his seventh birthday, opening up an entirely new universe. “I was hooked,” he said.

He started with games like Spyro the Dragon, Crash Bandicoot, and Grand Theft Auto before switching to fighting games like Street Fighter, Soulcalibur, and Mortal Kombat — his absolute favorite.

For one, fighting games negated the issue of navigation, so Espinoza could focus completely on memorizing a game’s sound design — how different moves sound depending on who is making them, or from what distance.

After years of practice, Espinoza describes learning a new game or character like learning a new instrument. At this point, he knows the theory, so to speak, so it doesn’t take him that long to dial into a character’s sonic universe.

These days, Espinoza regularly beats sighted players online, which holds particular meaning. “Beating a sighted person online when you’re blind is probably is one of the most gratifying feelings I have ever felt,” he said. “It makes me feel like my skill doesn’t have to be dependent on other people’s perceptions of what I can do.”

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The post This Is How To Play Video Games If You’re Totally Blind (HBO) first appeared on Austin Short Film.]]> 8270 Lend Your Legs: Social Cycling Austin + TX School For the Blind and Visually Impaired https://www.austinshortfilm.com/social/lend-your-legs-social-cycling-austin-tx-school-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/ Sun, 16 Sep 2018 01:05:14 +0000 https://www.austinshortfilm.com/blog/lend-your-legs-social-cycling-austin-tx-school-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired/ We ride with students from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The school owns tandem bikes for them to ride with their family and teachers. Everybody has a blast. More info, visit our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1428735634101566 More info on Lend Your Legs: Social Cycling Austin + TX School For the Blind […]

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We ride with students from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The school owns tandem bikes for them to ride with their family and teachers. Everybody has a blast. More info, visit our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1428735634101566

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