A diary study in social virtual reality: Impact of avatars with disability signifiers on the social experiences of people with disabilities

K Zhang, E Deldari, Y Yao, Y Zhao - Proceedings of the 25th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
People with disabilities (PWD) have shown a growing presence in the emerging social
virtual reality (VR). To support disability representation, some social VR platforms start to …

The design space of the auditory representation of objects and their behaviours in virtual reality for blind people

J Guerreiro, Y Kim, R Nogueira… - … on Visualization and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As virtual reality (VR) is typically designed in terms of visual experience, it poses major
challenges for blind people to understand and interact with the environment. To address …

“The Guide Has Your Back”: Exploring How Sighted Guides Can Enhance Accessibility in Social Virtual Reality for Blind and Low Vision People

J Collins, C Jung, Y Jang, D Montour, AS Won… - Proceedings of the 25th …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
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 …

What and how together: A taxonomy on 30 years of collaborative human-centered xr tasks

RK Ghamandi, Y Hmaiti, TT Nguyen… - … on Mixed and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a taxonomy of human-centered collaborative XR tasks. XR technologies have
extended into the realm of collaboration, improving the quality and accessibility of teamwork …

A Comprehensive Survey of Brain-Computer Interface Technology in Healthcare: Research Perspectives

MV Cruz, S Jamal, SC Sethuraman - 2024 - preprints.org
Abstract The Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology has emerged as a groundbreaking
innovation with profound implications across diverse domains, particularly in healthcare. By …

Sound Unblending: Exploring Sound Manipulations for Accessible Mixed-Reality Awareness

RC Chang, CS Hung, BY Chen, D Jain… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
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 …

Vr, gaze, and visual impairment: An exploratory study of the perception of eye contact across different sensory modalities for people with visual impairments in virtual …

M Wieland, M Sedlmair, TK Machulla - … of the 2023 CHI Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
As social virtual reality (VR) becomes more popular, avatars are being designed with
realistic behaviors incorporating non-verbal cues like eye contact. However, perceiving eye …

Joint Action in Collaborative Mixed Reality: Effects of Immersion Type and Physical Location

I Podkosova, F De Pace, H Brument - … of the 2023 ACM Symposium on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Understanding how people effectively perform actions together is fundamental when
designing Collaborative Mixed Reality (CMR) applications. While most of the studies on …

Investigating Virtual Reality Locomotion Techniques with Blind People

RA Ribeiro, I Gonçalves, M Piçarra… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
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 …

Barriers to Photosensitive Accessibility in Virtual Reality

L South, C Yildirim, A Pavel, MA Borkin - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Virtual reality (VR) systems have grown in popularity as an immersive modality for daily
activities such as gaming, socializing, and working. However, this technology is not always …