All things accessible about AR/VR/XR/mixed realities and more.
This is first of augmentative reality (AR) research I have come across that attempts to address how AR can assist with obstacle avoidance: Augmented reality obstacle avoidance – Dylan Fox. In the video Dylan...
Great article by Meryl on the accessibility of the Spatial VR meeting platform.
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.
One of the issues of XR solutions that drives me to explore is its inherit accessibility. It still remains a visual medium in the whole. Could we not be considering different ways of exploring...
Now this is a curious combination. I wonder how many of the accessibility features within Teams, Office, Windows and Xbox will be available to the Meta offering and vice versa. Microsoft partners with Meta...
Making an XR workspace inclusive from the start is what every organisation should be thinking: inclusivity is not an after-thought. The Value of Inclusively Designed XR Workplace Tools – XR Access
One of the last stumbling blocks with the of XR is the integration of touch. Currently the development of haptics is still an emerging field. Should we be considering a different approach to achieve...
Before we all launch into the “Metaverse” being the next evolution of the internet let’s be realistic. Firstly everyone has their own definition of what the Metaverse is or will purport to be. What...
There are lots of approaches to how we interact in XR spaces but are we ready to get rid of the physical keyboard? Whilst all of these approaches in this post are interesting not...
We have W3C standards being drafted to give developers guidance on making accessible XR experiences. But before that should we not think more broadly about a blueprint itself on what an inclusive experience would...