Enabling People with Visual Impairments to Navigate Virtual Reality with a Haptic and Auditory Cane Simulation
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Overview
Explore a groundbreaking conference talk on Canetroller, an innovative haptic cane controller designed to enable people with visual impairments to navigate virtual reality environments. Discover how this technology simulates white cane interactions through physical resistance, vibrotactile feedback, and spatial 3D auditory cues. Learn about the study conducted to evaluate Canetroller's effectiveness in indoor and outdoor VR scenes, and its potential applications in entertainment and mobility training. Gain insights into the future of accessible virtual reality technology presented at the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Montréal, Canada.
Syllabus
Enabling People with Visual Impairments to Navigate Virtual Reality with a Haptic and Auditory ...
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