Category: Accessible Games
Rubik's Cube For the Blind
Gizmodo (Weblog)
Monday, February 20, 2006
Rubik's Cube For the Blind
This is a new twist on an old game. Why make a new version of a game when
few people
can master the
original anyway? Regardless, this cube features six different materials that
all
have a very unique
texture: metal, wood, textile, stone, rubber and plastic. It can be done
like a regular
style
rubik's cube or if you really have the cajones you can bust out the
blindfold and
really test your
skills.
There are six different basic materials involved. They are Metal, wood,
textile,
rubber, plastic and
stone. Different materials give people different senses, which thus enabled
the blind
men to play.
And here we present the very example of this inspiration - The new Rubik
Cube.
(Description of Image, from the Yanko Design website)
Image shows a Rubik's Cube, which is a 9 x 9 x 9 cubic rotating puzzle. The
six surfaces
of the cube
are covered in different materials, and described as
Wood - Warm
Metal - Cold
Rubber - Soft
Plastic - Hard
Stone - Tough
Textile - W&S
The caption above the cube reads "Touch and Play. Games for blind men with
the aid
of material". A
Second image shows the puzzle in an unsolved state! being played by a
blindfolded
man. (LWG)
The product was released 17th February 2006. Product Link:-
http://www.yankodesign.com/product_info.php?products_id=773
Design: University of Zhejiang
http://us.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/rubiks-cube-for-the-blind-155779.php
Hmmm, interesting. I loved playing with the old one. Though, I prefered the peramid version! That thing was cool!
are there smaller versions?