Bringing basic accessibility features to virtual reality context

Abstract

Virtual reality is an experience, often generated by computer, which brings immersive environments that can be interacted with. Since 2014, the spread of VR technology created a content demand as well as new paradigms of interactions. One of the key aspects of these new paradigms is that they consider the use of virtual reality by visually impaired people. In HCI, accessibility features are special computer functions that help people with disabilities to use technology more easily. This paper introduces Virtual Reality (VR) basic scenarios of accessibility tools like zooming, negative colors, auto reading, text-to-speech, subtitles, cursor based on context, and so on. The proposed solutions were designed based on accessibility features already in use by other platforms.