KnowWhat: Mid Field Sensemaking for the Visually Impaired

Mainstream video games are predominantly inaccessible to people with visual impairments (VIPs). We present ongoing research that aims to make such games go beyond accessibility, by making them engaging and enjoyable for visually impaired players. We have ...

3D virtual environments are increasingly used for education, business and recreation but are often inaccessible to users who are visually impaired, effectively creating a digital divide. Interviews with 8 visually impaired expert users were conducted to ...

For blind users to access virtual environments, interfaces must accommodate spatial auditory interfacedesign techniques. The use of earcons [3] or auditory interfaces [2--8] has been well researched. Soundspace is a proof of concept virtual environment ...