blind teen who used echolocation passed away...

[TheWart]

Really sad....from the video on his situation he seemed like someone who really made the best of a hard situation.

http://www.kcra.com/news/18569323/detail.html

Underwood's mother, Aquanetta Gordon, said the cancer that took her son's eyes returned and spread to his brain and spinal cord.

 

[Farang]

I don't see how someone could have that ability. Very sad to hear about this.

 

[Q]

I saw this on TV a while ago, that sucks

 

[imported_Lothar]

How can one play a videogame console using echolocation?

 

[0roo0roo]

blind sight? i dunno, perhaps he had some form of weight blindness where it still registered unconsciously

 

[imported_Lothar]

Originally posted by: Farang
I don't see how someone could have that ability. Very sad to hear about this.

I perfectly understand rollerskating, walking, etc...

I don't see how using echolocation can help one win battles in Starcraft, or find treasure chests in Zelda or Chrono Trigger.

 

[jjzelinski]

Originally posted by: Lothar
How can one play a videogame console using echolocation?

Yeah i came in here to laugh about that

I bet he used echolocation to see those hidden 3D images as well. It's a scooner!

 

[Cuda1447]

That sucks.

 

[TheWart]

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: Farang
I don't see how someone could have that ability. Very sad to hear about this.

I perfectly understand rollerskating, walking, etc...

I don't see how using echolocation can help one win battles in Starcraft, or find treasure chests in Zelda or Chrono Trigger.

I don't remember exactly, but iirc it was some sort of fighting game a-la street fighter that you could use sounds to tell if you were winning/losing.

not 100% sure though

 

[Nohr]

My wife is blind (seriously) and I kick her ass at Nintendo.

 

[eplebnista]

 

[MrPickins]

At least he had the chance to begin teaching other blind kids the technique he used.

 

[FP]

Originally posted by: jjzelinski

Originally posted by: Lothar
How can one play a videogame console using echolocation?

Yeah i came in here to laugh about that

I bet he used echolocation to see those hidden 3D images as well. It's a scooner!

Brenda?

 

[biggestmuff]

A story about a young dude that dies at 16 years old, but no mention of the circumstances of his death? Great reporting. I'm going to guess that this guy with amazing echolocation ability was hit by a car.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
A story about a young dude that dies at 16 years old, but no mention of the circumstances of his death? Great reporting. I'm going to guess that this guy with amazing echolocation ability was hit by a car.

Underwood's mother, Aquanetta Gordon, said the cancer that took her son's eyes returned and spread to his brain and spinal cord.

You fail so hard.

 

[BALIstik916]

this kid went to my high school...

 

[NoShangriLa]

That is so sad. And a lost to science.

 

[NoShangriLa]

Originally posted by: Lothar

Originally posted by: Farang
I don't see how someone could have that ability. Very sad to hear about this.

I perfectly understand rollerskating, walking, etc...

I don't see how using echolocation can help one win battles in Starcraft, or find treasure chests in Zelda or Chrono Trigger.

He reconize the sound in the game and use timing

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Originally posted by: BALIstik916
this kid went to my high school...

He went to my high school too.

 

[Molondo]

Originally posted by: BeauJangles

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
A story about a young dude that dies at 16 years old, but no mention of the circumstances of his death? Great reporting. I'm going to guess that this guy with amazing echolocation ability was hit by a car.

Underwood's mother, Aquanetta Gordon, said the cancer that took her son's eyes returned and spread to his brain and spinal cord.

You fail so hard.

Headshot.

 

[manowar821]

Originally posted by: Nohr
My wife is blind (seriously) and I kick her ass at Nintendo.

Haha, that's terrible... But cute.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Strong was the force with this young jedi. Terrible, the death be.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
A story about a young dude that dies at 16 years old, but no mention of the circumstances of his death? Great reporting. I'm going to guess that this guy with amazing echolocation ability was hit by a car.

sorry to hear, didn't know you were blind as well. They really can't put braille on the internut though...not yet anyway.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
A story about a young dude that dies at 16 years old, but no mention of the circumstances of his death? Great reporting. I'm going to guess that this guy with amazing echolocation ability was hit by a car.

sorry to hear, didn't know you were blind as well. They really can't put braille on the internut though...not yet anyway.

Haha, you're such a douche.

:thumbsup:

 

[illusion88]

I watched some of the videos on the website and they showed him playing the video games while facing away from the TV.