V irtual Reality (VR) is rapidly moving from a niche gaming gadget to a mainstream platform for social interaction. Platforms like VRChat allow people to gather, play, and connect in immersive digital worlds. But as this digital frontier expands, it risks leaving people behind. For blind and low vision users, these visually-driven platforms are often inaccessible, presenting major hurdles in navigation, social interaction, and simply understanding what is happening around the

W hen most of us think of Virtual Reality (VR), we picture stunning, immersive visual worlds. It seems to be a technology built entirely for the eyes. However, a 2012 review paper, "Virtual Reality Technology for Blind and Visual Impaired People: Reviews and Recent Advances," [1] explores a fascinating and vital application of this tech: using it to assist people with visual impairments (VIP). The authors investigate how VR can enhance the computer skills of VIPs and help the

V irtual Reality (VR) is overwhelmingly seen as a visual experience, a technology built around what we can see. This perception creates a...

O nline shopping has become a daily convenience for many, but for blind individuals who rely on screen readers, it can often be a...

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...

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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”...