Augmented, virtual and mixed reality technologies offer new ways of interacting with digital media. However, such technologies are not well explored for people with different ranges of abilities beyond a few specific navigation and gaming applications. While new standardization activities are investigating accessibility issues with existing AR/VR systems, commercial systems still confined to specialized hardware and software limiting their widespread adoption among people with disabilities. This workshop takes a novel approach by exploring the application of user model based personalization for AR/VR systems. The workshop will be organized by experienced researchers in the field of human computer interaction, robotics control, assistive technology, and AR/VR systems, and will consist of peer reviewed papers and hands-on demonstrations. Keynote speeches and demonstrations will cover latest accessibility research at Microsoft, Google, Verizon and leading universities.
Paper Submission: 28th February 2021 (Extended)
Notification: 31st March 2021
Final Camera Ready Copy: 15th April 2021
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to a special issue of the ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)
Papers should be between 5000 and 8000 words in length in ACM format
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Aim
- Disseminate knowledge on accessibility services available for AR/VR/MR systems
- Identify gaps in state-of-the-art of immersive media with respect to accessibility
- Enhance usability of immersive media
- Identify new applications for immersive media (e.g. Human Robot Interaction for rehabilitation, remote monitoring and control of semi-autonomous vehicles and so on)
- Extend applications of user modelling and interface personalization to immersive media
What audience get
- Exposure to state of the art accessibility systems for immersive media
- Hands on demonstration on eye gaze controlled AR/VR systems
- New applications of AR/VR systems
Research Questions
- What is the value addition of immersive technologies over traditional computer monitor for users with different range of abilities?
- How immersive media (AR/VR/MR) can be adapted to enhance interaction experience of users with different range of abilities?
- How a personalization framework through user modelling can automatically adjust interface and interaction for traditional and immersive media?
- What are affordable ways to deliver immersive media to users with different range of abilities at large scale?
- How to develop algorithms for affordable new interaction technologies like eye gaze tracker, haptic feedback system and 3D audio?
- What combination and configuration of output modalities are most effective to convey information to users with different range of abilities for AR/VR applications?
There will be 20 minutes break between each pairs of sessions where participants can have discussions with other participants and can also experience hands-on demonstrations in the virtual machines. The virtual session will be kept open for one more hour after the formal ending of the workshop.
