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==In popular media== The 1964 Marvel character [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]] is a superhero who uses his heightened senses paired with echolocation to perceive the world in extraordinary detail.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daredevil (Matt Murdock) |publisher=Marvel Unlimited |url=https://www.marvel.com/characters/daredevil-matthew-murdock/on-screen |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Marvel}} - Screen Powers, Enemies, History.</ref> In the 2007 children's fantasy novel ''[[Gregor and the Code of Claw]]'', protagonist Gregor learns echolocation. This skill proves useful for fighting in the Underland, an underground civilization which is the main setting of the book.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Collins |first=Suzanne |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/74568049 |title=Gregor and the Code of Claw |date=2007 |isbn=978-0-439-79143-4 |edition=1st |location=New York |oclc=74568049}}</ref> In the 2012 film ''[[Imagine (2012 film)|Imagine]]'', the main character teaches echolocation to students at a clinic for the visually impaired. This unconventional method spurs a controversy but helps students explore the world.<ref name=imagine>{{cite web |last=Grierson |first=Tim |title=Imagine |url=http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/imagine/5046312 |date=2012-09-08 |access-date=2017-06-21 |work=ScreenDaily |publisher=Media Business Insight Ltd.}}</ref> The 2017 video game ''[[Perception (video game)|Perception]]'' places the player in the role of a blind woman who must use echolocation to navigate the environment.<ref name=perception>{{cite web |last=Skrebels |first=Joe |date=2017-05-25 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/05/25/perception-review |title=Perception Review |publisher=[[IGN]] |access-date=2017-05-25}}</ref>
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