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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

TEI '15: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Pages 225 - 228

https://doi.org/10.1145/2677199.2680551

Published: 15 January 2015 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. A qualitative user study evaluates the immersiveness, usability and effectiveness of SIMVIZ versus using a smartphone based simulator. SIMVIZ enables quick accessibility inspections during iterative software development.

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Immersive Simulation of Visual Impairments Using a Wearable See-through Display
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DOI:10.1145/2677199

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