Virtual and augmented reality: Human sensory‐perceptual requirements and trends for immersive spatial computing experiences

AK Bhowmik - Journal of the Society for Information Display, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Building on several decades of research and development, the recent progress in virtual
reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices with spatial computing technologies marks …

Two decades of touchable and walkable virtual reality for blind and visually impaired people: A high-level taxonomy

J Kreimeier, T Götzelmann - Multimodal Technologies and interaction, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although most readers associate the term virtual reality (VR) with visually appealing
entertainment content, this technology also promises to be helpful to disadvantaged people …

Enhanced depth navigation through augmented reality depth mapping in patients with low vision

AN Angelopoulos, H Ameri, D Mitra, M Humayun - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Patients diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) show, in the advanced stage of
the disease, severely restricted peripheral vision causing poor mobility and decline in quality …

A virtual reality platform to simulate orientation and mobility training for the visually impaired

FS Ricci, A Boldini, M Beheshti, JR Rizzo, M Porfiri - Virtual Reality, 2023 - Springer
Blindness and low vision are an urgent, steadily increasing public health concern. One of
the most dramatic consequences of the debilitating conditions that cause visual impairment …

Mental maps and the use of sensory information by blind and partially sighted people

M Hersh - ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
This article aims to fill an important gap in the literature by reporting on blind and partially
sighted people's use of spatial representations (mental maps) from their perspective and …

Audio description in 360º videos: Results from focus groups in Barcelona and Kraków

A Fidyka, A Matamala - Translation Spaces, 2018 - jbe-platform.com
This article discusses how audio description could be integrated into 360º videos by
reporting the results from two focus groups conducted in the initial stages of the ImAc project …

A novel heuristic method for quantitative assessment of web accessibility for colorblind

S Meenakshi, A Singla - Universal Access in the Information Society, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The International Telecommunication Union has estimated that more than half of
the world's population use the Internet and access the hosted websites for various purposes …

The next generation of virtual reality: recommendations for accessible and ergonomic design

BA Ciccone, SKT Bailey, JE Lewis - Ergonomics in Design, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Virtual reality (VR) device prices drastically declined in the past decade, leading to a shift in
the VR market. As VR enters the mainstream, the design of both VR hardware and software …

Smart medicine planner for visually impaired people

AJ Al-Haider, SM Al-Sharshani… - … on informatics, IoT …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this project a novel and efficient Smart Medicine Planner (SMP) has been discussed. SMP
will help people, especially blind and elderly people to presort their medication for the day …

A Participatory Design Approach to Creating Echolocation-Enabled Virtual Environments

R Andrade, S Baker, J Waycott, F Vetere - ACM Transactions on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
As virtual environments—in the form of videogames and augmented and virtual reality
experiences—become more popular, it is important to ensure that they are accessible to all …