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Immersive simulation of visual impairments using a wearable see-through display

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Halim Cagri Ates,

Alexander Fiannaca,

Eelke FolmerAuthors Info & Claims

ASSETS '14: Proceedings of the 16th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers & accessibility

Pages 301 - 302

https://doi.org/10.1145/2661334.2661346

Published: 20 October 2014 Publication History

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Simulation of a visual impairment may lead to a better understanding of how individuals with visual impairments perceive the world around them and could be a useful design tool for interface designers to identify accessibility barriers. Current simulation tools, however, suffer from a number of limitations, pertaining cost, accuracy and immersion. We present a simulation tool (SimViz) that mounts a wide angle camera on a head-mounted display to create a see-through stereoscopic display that simulates various types and levels of visual impairments. SimViz enables quick accessibility inspections during iterative software development.

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Garg GMakhija AMadan NVij VMathur GShivani S(2022)Architects Companion: Simulation of Visual Impairments for Architectural PurposesArtificial Intelligence and Data Science10.1007/978-3-031-21385-4_36(440-451)Online publication date: 14-Dec-2022
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21385-4_36
Henka AStiegler AZimmermann G(2016)Using Video Game Patterns to Raise the Intrinsic Motivation to Conduct Accessibility EvaluationsAdvances in Ergonomics in Design10.1007/978-3-319-41983-1_7(65-78)Online publication date: 6-Jul-2016
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41983-1_7

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Immersive simulation of visual impairments using a wearable see-through display
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
      2. Virtual reality

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ASSETS '14: Proceedings of the 16th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers & accessibility

October 2014

378 pages

ISBN:9781450327206

DOI:10.1145/2661334

General Chair:
Sri Kurniawan
University of California Santa Cruz, USA
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John Richards
IBM Watson Group, USA

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ASSETS '14: The 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

October 20 - 22, 2014

New York, Rochester, USA

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Garg GMakhija AMadan NVij VMathur GShivani S(2022)Architects Companion: Simulation of Visual Impairments for Architectural PurposesArtificial Intelligence and Data Science10.1007/978-3-031-21385-4_36(440-451)Online publication date: 14-Dec-2022
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21385-4_36
Henka AStiegler AZimmermann G(2016)Using Video Game Patterns to Raise the Intrinsic Motivation to Conduct Accessibility EvaluationsAdvances in Ergonomics in Design10.1007/978-3-319-41983-1_7(65-78)Online publication date: 6-Jul-2016
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41983-1_7

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