原文: Discovering Visual Intelligence Strengths at Work

Could your firm benefit from more visual spatial intelligence?

For some time now neuroscience discoveries have shown why we do not learn well through words or lectures. Too often ... multiple intelligences simply sit idle when words alone are used to direct learning. After time … because of little use … we fail to see the power of the human brain to learn more in less time - through visualization. It doesn’t have to be that way.

Research at Tufts University …  shows how visual technology enables brains to learn in new ways. More specifically … researchers have figured out how to translate abstract, complex scientific concepts into accurate and understandable 3-dimensional images in ways that conventional visualization systems cannot create.

Check out Tufts' new 14-foot by 8-foot visualization display … that offers a combination of advanced features which will further Tufts' research and educational programs in diverse disciplines, from mathematics and physics to human factors engineering, and even drama and dance.

It’s no secret that we have barely touched the extraordinary capacity of the brain to learn through visuals. Now … users will be able to manipulate, simulate, touch and literally immerse themselves in data in a way they never have been able to before, according to researcher, Amelia Tynan.

The new visualization display at Tufts … features a high resolution display system that uses rear projection to show more detail in a realistic way. Compared to traditional systems that rely on several projectors at once,  or tiled screens to display images … Tufts' single screen has close to 9 megapixels resolution (4,096 x 2,169 pixels) and two projectors (with overlapping fields of projection) to create high- resolution images and animation.

Could your workplace use 3-D images -- that appear realistic? The Tufts system also combines the sense of touch with that of sight. This integration occurs through haptic devices that convey varying levels of resistance to the user when he or she touches graphical objects on the display wall.

Simply put ... technology can now create virtual environments, where simulations can be physically manipulated and transformed. Check out the many uses and implications of this study, and  see if your firm could benefit from technology that engages multiple intelligences – especially visual – spatial intelligence to engage clients and employees in interesting new ways. What do you think?

译文: 发掘视觉智力在工作中的优势

你的公司能从更多的视觉空间智能中获益吗？

神经系统科学的研究发现向我们表明为何词语和讲座不能使我们学得更好，已经有一段时间了。通常……当单独使用词语来引导学习时，多种智力因素只是简单地孤立分布着。然后，由于没有什么用处，我们就不能通过视觉看到人脑在更少的时间内学习更多的知识的力量。

塔福斯大学的研究向我们展示了视觉技术怎样使大脑以新的方式学习。更具体地说，研究者已经弄明白了把抽象、复杂的科学概念翻译成精确、可理解的三维形象的方法，而这种方法是常规的视觉系统创造不出来的。

核查《塔福斯14乘8新视觉显示》一文。它从数学、物理和人体工程学，甚至戏剧文学和舞蹈艺术等不同学科领域，为我们提供将推动塔福斯研究的先进特点和教育项目。

众所周之，我们通过视觉来学习，仅仅触及了大脑的临时机能。现今……根据研究人员阿米莉亚·泰枬的结论，使用者们将能够控制、模仿、触摸并真正地把自己以从未体验过的方式融入到数据当中。

塔福斯的新视觉显示设备，以高清晰度的显示系统为特色。该显示系统以逼真的方式，利用后部的投影向我们展示详情。无论是与传统的依赖于几种幻灯机同时工作的系统相比，或是与平铺显示影像的屏幕相比，塔福斯的单一屏幕已经接近9兆像素的分辨率（也就是4,096 x 2,169 像素），两台这样的幻灯机（带有投影的重叠字段）能创造出高清晰的影像和卡通动画片。

你的工作室能使用显得逼真的3D影像吗？塔福斯系统同时也把触觉和视觉结合在一起。当用户触摸到显示墙上的图画物体时，通过向用户传递不同程度阻力的触觉装置，这种触觉和视觉的结合就会发生。

简单说来，现今，技术可以创造模拟环境。在模拟环境中，人可以熟练控制和改变模拟实验。核查关于这项研究的更多用法和可能产生的影响，看看你的公司能否从包含多种智力因素的技术中获益，特别是视觉空间智力，从而以新的有趣的方式吸引你的顾客和雇员们。你觉得呢？