‘Umwelt’ is a German word meaning “environments,” or “surroundings.” In English, we use the word to describe the world as it is perceived by a given organism. Different organisms have Umwelts of different sizes because they rely on varying degrees of one or more senses to interpret their realities. As sighted people, we can only imagine the disconnect that arises when another person’s Umwelt doesn’t include sight.

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Creator

• Bucknor, Franklyn
• Gamez, Alexis R
• Ortiz, Miguel Antonio

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042518-161952

Advisor

• Cotnoir, Paul David

Year

• 2018

Date created

• 2018-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificação

• 2020-11-20