in terms of the radar sense and the 'world on fire' I see them as basically being the same thing it's just that the Matt's have two completely different ways of describing it. (partially because netflix matt is being a flirty little shit with claire but lmao)
Like in waid's run he calls it a tactile sense in that he can 'feel out' everything around him and in terms of visual representations the show and the comics seem to be similar. In that they both involve impressions of the objects and space around them. (I just think the 'world on fire' is different because the show tried to combine all the senses together in a cohesive way, to create an expression of how matt experiences the world around him) (the comics tend to explain or examine matt's senses as separate entities from what i've seen)
I kind of interpret the whole radar sense thing as human echolocation without making the clicking sounds. Like I was watching some videos from the World Access for the Blind organisation and Daniel Kich and some people said that the brain rewires itself and they train with the echolocation enough that the audio feedback they get helps create a mental image of the space. Which again, reminds me of visual representations of matt's sensory experiences.
In regards to the 'reading text by touch' and other such skills I kind of like the idea that if he concentrates really hard or under the right circumstances, sure he can do stuff like that. But it's not the most effective way of getting things done and it's kind of a pain in his ass all things told. he doesn't try and do it all too often.
Re: Matt's abilities in comics and TV
(partially because netflix matt is being a flirty little shit with claire but lmao)
Like in waid's run he calls it a tactile sense in that he can 'feel out' everything around him and in terms of visual representations the show and the comics seem to be similar. In that they both involve impressions of the objects and space around them.
(I just think the 'world on fire' is different because the show tried to combine all the senses together in a cohesive way, to create an expression of how matt experiences the world around him) (the comics tend to explain or examine matt's senses as separate entities from what i've seen)
I kind of interpret the whole radar sense thing as human echolocation without making the clicking sounds. Like I was watching some videos from the World Access for the Blind organisation and Daniel Kich and some people said that the brain rewires itself and they train with the echolocation enough that the audio feedback they get helps create a mental image of the space.
Which again, reminds me of visual representations of matt's sensory experiences.
In regards to the 'reading text by touch' and other such skills I kind of like the idea that if he concentrates really hard or under the right circumstances, sure he can do stuff like that. But it's not the most effective way of getting things done and it's kind of a pain in his ass all things told. he doesn't try and do it all too often.