ColorDeBlind - how color blind people see the world. app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: elektron software
First release : 23 Apr 2012
App size: 10.08 Mb
Are you curious to see how color blind people see the world? Download this app. Or if youre color blind, help is available. Just download this app.
Do not mistake this app for other color blind apps. Color De Blind not only shows you what it is like to be color blind, but it also modifies live video to help color blind people see the real world in ways they havent before.
Color De Blind harnesses the graphics processor within your cell phone to run advanced color manipulation algorithms. These algorithms have existed on computers for some time, but have had limited utility to color blind people in the real world. Now, Color De Blind allows you to go anywhere your iPhone can go while experiencing colors in live, full-motion video.
Running these algorithms is no easy task, but finally the iPhone is able to make sense of a colorful, yet confusing environment. For every pixel your camera can see, the algorithms have to do 30 to 40 advanced algebraic problems. Just imagine taking 40 math tests for each one of the millions of pixels from your camera. Then imagine that Color De Blind is doing all those tests 30 times per second to show you a live video.
"This app will change the lives of color blind people in ways that no medical advancement has ever been able to. Its convenient, practical, and more importantly, useful to people who had previously been unable to distinguish between various colors. Aside from its medical implications, its also really helpful in showing people who are not color blind how debilitating and frustrating the condition can be." -Samantha Harris, M.D.
"Holy crap. That is amazing. I can see things I could never see before." - Tony D. (red-green color blind)
Latest reviews of ColorDeBlind - how color blind people see the world. app for iPhone and iPad
58 years old and someone has finally helped me judge color. This is the most clever application that exploits the genius of Apple hardware that Ive seen. An A+ app that should cost $10.
Thank you to the developers of this fantastic tool. Several times a day I had to guess or research how to find out what color something was. Now I can just point this app at the color in question and move on. A real time saver for me. Thank you from a red/green challenged person.
Who knew colorblind people see so crappy??!
Ive tried them all. Its fast and actually changes the colors so I can see them.
My family is always asking me what its like to be colorblind. Using this app I can finally show them what its like. Hopefully now they will stop making fun of me.