You're on the fringe of an area which in academia is called Sensory Substitution. A simplification of which is experiencing one of the five senses using differe

You're on the fringe of an area which in academia is called Sensory Substitution. A simplification of which is experiencing one of the five senses using different sense organs than usual. Classic examples of this are video cameras which represent their image as a matrix of vibrations on the subjects skin or as a sound.