This course aims to teach learners about designing accessible virtual reality experiences for individuals with limited mobility. The learning outcomes include understanding universal and ability-based design principles, identifying VR accessibility barriers, exploring alternative input methods, and implementing interaction and content accessibility techniques. The course covers topics such as adjusting head straps, manipulating controllers, chairable computing, surface gestures taxonomy, bimanual input frameworks, and virtual hand manipulation. The teaching method involves a combination of lectures, case studies, research findings, and practical takeaways. This course is intended for designers, developers, researchers, and anyone interested in creating inclusive VR experiences for people with limited mobility.
Stanford Seminar - Accessible Virtual Reality for People with Limited Mobility
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Overview
Syllabus
Introduction.
MSR Ability Team.
Overview.
A definition.
Universal design.
Ability-based design.
What is disability?.
Positive affirmation of ability.
Ability assumptions.
Dissertation work.
Research approach.
Virtual reality.
Commercial VR systems.
5 key areas of focus 04.
Canetroller.
Understanding Device Accessibility.
Interview Study.
Seven VR Accessibility Barriers.
Adjusting the HMD head strap.
Manipulating dual motion controllers.
Inaccessible buttons.
Alternative input methods.
Chairable computing.
User elicitation study.
Taxonomy of surface gestures.
Initial findings.
Dichotomous Referents.
Virtual hand manipulation.
Takeaways.
Interaction Accessibility.
SeeingVR.
Accessible bimanual input.
A framework for bimanual actions.
Interaction techniques for enabling bimanual interactions?.
Infer Virtual Hand.
Content Accessibility.
Application Diversity.
Conclusion.
Taught by
Stanford Online
