O nline shopping has changed our world, but for industries like fashion, it has always missed a certain something. Clicking through...

A growing number of retailers are building immersive 3D virtual stores, allowing customers to browse and interact with products from...

V irtual Reality (VR) is quickly moving from the pages of science fiction to our living rooms and, increasingly, our shopping carts. It's...

T he concept of the metaverse has captured our imagination, promising to reshape everything from social interaction to commerce. But how...

U nderstanding a space without vision is demanding. Assistive technologies therefore try to “translate” visual cues into other senses. A...

O nline fashion stores often advertise endless choice and one-click convenience. For people who rely on screen readers or magnifiers,...

A s we have discussed in earlier blogs, despite its widespread use, VR remains largely inaccessible to significant user groups,...

V irtual reality (VR) shopping promises richer product exploration and a stronger sense of presence than any web based shopping could...

A s discussed on our earlier blogs, locomotion is one of the hardest design problems in non-visual virtual reality. Visually impaired...

V irtual reality (VR) is emerging as a powerful tool to boost confidence, independence, and social participation for visually impaired...

I magine you slip on a VR headset and suddenly you’re inside a busy shopping mall. Now picture navigating that mall without clear vision....

I n today's blog, we will discuss a review paper: "Two Decades of Touchable and Walkable Virtual Reality for Blind and Visually Impaired...

V irtual reality promises to revolutionize the way we shop, offering immersive, three-dimensional experiences far beyond the flat screens...

B efore we talk headsets and haptics, it helps to remember that visually impaired shoppers have already spent years negotiating...

W hen a product page is covered in images, star-ratings and long comment threads, blind or low-vision shoppers have to sift through every...

I n this blog, we will discuss a recent study by Wedoff et al.[1] that introduces Virtual Showdown, a VR adaptation of the “Showdown”...

A trip through a virtual supermarket is only empowering when every shopper can move with confidence. For blind and low-vision consumers,...

Fig: The first image presents the original scene, while each subsequent image shows how the scene appears after a single tool has been...

S hopping malls are still a major destination for leisure and everyday purchases, yet their layout, lighting, signage and payment systems...

E veryday tasks like choosing groceries and cooking can be deceptively complex when vision is impaired. A study by Kostyra et al. (2017)...