Immersive (accessible?) travel from your lounge room
Finally, I can get back to explore what’s changed in London, UK without a 17+ hour flight.
Category: VR
Another fruit slice in the XR pie.
There’s another entry into the XR space via another major player. What impact will it make?
What does a rave, a cockroach and a Yeti have in common…in VR?
Recently I managed to secure a ticket for the recent Fatboy Slim VR experience via the EngageVR platform. A number people have already commented on their experience (a lot along the lines of “…with...
Control your games…with your mind
A number of companies are researching ways of utilising human generated electrical activity to control devices and basic computer interfaces. Whilst Elon Musk continues down the line of neural implants to achieve the same...
To turn or not to turn?
One of the often unconsidered aspect of VR game development is how a user can interact if they have limited neck mobility due to illness, injury or disability. Whilst Meta have addressed this in...
VR as a treatment modality
Many, many moons ago when I started studying Occupational Therapy I dreamt of how virtual reality (VR) could be used as a rehabilitation medium. Looks like that dream has become for some commercial entities including in ICU settings.
Exploring the accessibility of virtual meeting rooms
Great article by Meryl on the accessibility of the Spatial VR meeting platform.
VR sensory room research
As VR technology becomes more known to allied health professionals we can expect to see more research like this: Evaluating a virtual reality sensory room for adults with disabilities.
VR and abattoirs?
One of the growth industries in the VR space is in training particularly in industries where there can be considerable risk. Whilst I have come across examples of VR’s training use in the military...
