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Microsoft Soundscape guidance and resources blog
A note from the Microsoft Soundscape team (January 3, 2023) The Soundscape research project has reached its conclusion, and it is now time to transition Soundscape to the next phase. The project code is now released as open-source software to allow for broader development. For more information visit https://aka.ms/ossblog (opens in new tab).
We are grateful to each of you in the community for sharing your feedback and your stories on how you have used Soundscape!
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Amsterdam, Breakfast, Museums, and Soundscape – the perfect weekend! Hi, I’m Frazier from the Soundscape Team. One of my friends is going on a city break to Amsterdam next month and asked me for some tips of things to do…
Year 6 (age 11) classroom teachers in the UK will be all too familiar with the challenge of keeping their pupils engaged in that very last summer half term of their primary education before they move onto a new secondary…
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Breakfast at Muriel’s
Hi, I’m Frazier, part of the Quality Assurance team at Microsoft Soundscape. Today I wanted to share a memorable experience that I had while using Soundscape. I was on the train to London Paddington with Steven Abrams, the Quality Assurance…
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Beacon on the Banksy
On Monday, 1 March, word started to spread around Reading, UK, that a piece of graffiti by the anonymous street artist, “Banksy”, had appeared overnight. I found out that the artwork was located somewhere on the wall of the old…
Please note that Soundscape is a navigation aide, not a primary navigational tool, and should not be used in lieu of mobility skills and good judgement. Hello, Soundscape enthusiasts (or soon to be enthusiasts?) I’m Marie Trudelle and I…
G’day there, I’m Michael Evans, and I am an Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Specialist at Guide Dogs Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, working in the Children’s Mobility Team since 2017. As an O&M, I support children who are blind or have low…
Hi there, Steven from the Soundscape Team here again. One of the most common questions we receive in customer feedback is how Microsoft Soundscape appears to announce callouts slightly differently when travelling in a vehicle or on public transport compared…
Hello everyone, Steven from the Microsoft Soundscape team here. I lead the Quality Assurance for Soundscape, and today I’m going to give you some insight into what this involves. We often get asked: “How do you test Microsoft Soundscape?” What…
With the COVID-19 situation continuing, we continue to see challenges with in-person support that in regular times would be provided by a sighted guide or a Mobility Instructor. Yet the need to get groceries, head to the pharmacy, and to…