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BlueVR: Design and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Serious Game for Promoting Understanding towards People with Color Vision Deficiency

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Weicheng Zheng,

Mayra Donaji Barrera Machuca,

Xin TongAuthors Info & Claims

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, Volume 7, Issue CHI PLAY

Article No.: 385, Pages 289 - 318

https://doi.org/10.1145/3611031

Published: 04 October 2023 Publication History

Abstract

People with color vision deficiency (CVD) often encounter color-related challenges in their daily life, which are difficult for those with non-CVD to comprehend fully. Therefore, we designed a Virtual Reality (VR) serious game, BlueVR, to simulate challenging scenarios encountered by people with CVD and facilitate understanding from people with non-CVD. We conducted an empirical study with thirty participants with non-CVD and six participants with CVD to evaluate the opportunities and challenges of BlueVR. Our findings suggest that BlueVR increased people with non-CVD’s understanding, awareness, and perspective-taking abilities towards people with CVD. Moreover, interviews with participants with CVD revealed that BlueVR accurately depicts their real-life discomforts and meets their expectations to improve potential social awareness. This research contributes valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of VR serious games in promoting understanding and design implications for future game development.

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BlueVR: Design and Evaluation of a Virtual Reality Serious Game for Promoting Understanding towards People with Color Vision Deficiency
1. Applied computing
  1. Computers in other domains
    1. Personal computers and PC applications
      1. Computer games
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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Hosp BDechant MSauer YSeveritt BAgarwala RWahl S(2024)VisionaryVR: An Optical Simulation Tool for Evaluating and Optimizing Vision Correction Solutions in Virtual RealitySensors10.3390/s2408245824:8(2458)Online publication date: 11-Apr-2024
https://doi.org/10.3390/s24082458
Panicker MMohandas RHariharan SDevi KChaitanya MMishra R(2024)A Virtual Assistance for Visually Impaired People to Recognize Fabric Pattern and Color Using Human Computer Interaction Logic2024 9th International Conference on Communication and Electronics Systems (ICCES)10.1109/ICCES63552.2024.10860143(01-08)Online publication date: 16-Dec-2024
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