visual-to-auditory sensory substitution device (SSD) preserving visual detail at high resolution (up to 25,344 pixels). The device consists of a laptop, head-mounted camera or computer camera, and headphones. The vOICe converts visual stimuli of the surroundings captured by the camera into corresponding aural representations (soundscapes) delivered to the user through headphones at a default rate of one soundscape per second. Each soundscape is a left-to-right scan, with height represented by pitch, and brightness by loudness. The vOICe compensates for the loss of vision by converting information from the lost sensory modality into stimuli in a remaining modality. See also Allochiria Apophenia Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response Fantasy prone personality Hallucination Ideasthesia Ideophone Vibration theory of olfaction Parosmia Psychedelic drug Sensory substitution Thought-Forms Visual music The Yellow Sound McCollough effect References Further reading External links Visual music Consciousness studies