“The Guide Has Your Back”: Exploring How Sighted Guides Can Enhance Accessibility in Social Virtual Reality for Blind and Low Vision People
As social VR applications grow in popularity, blind and low vision users encounter continued
accessibility barriers. Yet social VR, which enables multiple people to engage in the same …
accessibility barriers. Yet social VR, which enables multiple people to engage in the same …
SoundShift: Exploring Sound Manipulations for Accessible Mixed-Reality Awareness
Mixed-reality (MR) soundscapes blend real-world sound with virtual audio from hearing
devices, presenting intricate auditory information that is hard to discern and differentiate …
devices, presenting intricate auditory information that is hard to discern and differentiate …
Evaluating accessible navigation for blind people in virtual environments
Blind people that want, and play digital games will often find barriers and a lack of
accessibility features available when exploring virtual environments. Prior work has found …
accessibility features available when exploring virtual environments. Prior work has found …
Accessible Nonverbal Cues to Support Conversations in VR for Blind and Low Vision People
Social VR has increased in popularity due to its affordances for rich, embodied, and
nonverbal communication. However, nonverbal communication remains inaccessible for …
nonverbal communication. However, nonverbal communication remains inaccessible for …
Sound Unblending: Exploring Sound Manipulations for Accessible Mixed-Reality Awareness
Mixed-reality (MR) soundscapes blend real-world sound with virtual audio from hearing
devices, presenting intricate auditory information that is hard to discern and differentiate …
devices, presenting intricate auditory information that is hard to discern and differentiate …
Investigating Virtual Reality Locomotion Techniques with Blind People
Many Virtual Reality (VR) locomotion techniques have been proposed, but those explored
for and with blind people are often custom-made or require specialized equipment …
for and with blind people are often custom-made or require specialized equipment …
Speed-of-light vr for blind people: Conveying the location of arm-reach targets
Interacting with close-range objects in Virtual Reality (VR) is often prompted by visual cues,
making it hard for visually impaired people to perceive their location and interact with them …
making it hard for visually impaired people to perceive their location and interact with them …
Surveyor: Facilitating Discovery Within Video Games for Blind and Low Vision Players
Video games are increasingly accessible to blind and low vision (BLV) players, yet many
aspects remain inaccessible. One aspect is the joy players feel when they explore …
aspects remain inaccessible. One aspect is the joy players feel when they explore …
ImageAssist: Tools for Enhancing Touchscreen-Based Image Exploration Systems for Blind and Low Vision Users
Blind and low vision (BLV) users often rely on alt text to understand what a digital image is
showing. However, recent research has investigated how touch-based image exploration on …
showing. However, recent research has investigated how touch-based image exploration on …
Enhanced DareFightingICE competitions: Sound design and AI competitions
This paper presents a new and improved DareFightingICE platform, a fighting game platform
with a focus on visually impaired players (VIPs), in the Unity game engine. It also introduces …
with a focus on visually impaired players (VIPs), in the Unity game engine. It also introduces …