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Image description: graphic with a white background and black text with the words: Call for Participants, VR Playtesting: People with Disabilities October 17, Berkeley, CA, Details: https://wp.me/p4H7t1-VN0 On the upper right corner is an illustration of a person who appears to be a woman with long brown hair and brown skin tone wearing a VR headset. On the lower left corner is an illustration is a person who appears to be a Black man with a brown skin tone and black hair wearing a VR headset.

Posted October 10, 2017 DVP News and Events

Virtual Reality Playtesting: People with Disabilities in San Francisco Bay Area

Are you interested in testing a new virtual reality experience? The Disability Visibility Project® is organizing a series of virtual reality playtests with people with disabilities in the San Francisco … Continue Reading Virtual Reality Playtesting: People with Disabilities in San Francisco Bay Area

Illustration from a Lucasfilm Ltd ILMxLAB virtual reality experience, "Trials on Tatooine." The image shows in the character R2-D2 from the Star Wars universe in the lower-right side of the image in the foreground. R2-D2 is a droid with white and blue markings including a camera and several other tools and sensors on the upper part of its body. In the background is the Tatooine, a fictional desert planet from the Star Wars universe. The background shows several rocky formations, a pale sky with scattered clouds and two suns low to the horizon.

Posted May 18, 2017 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Virtual Reality & Accessibility: Interview with Hannah Gillis

Earlier this year I worked as a research consultant for Hannah Gillis and Ben Peck of ILMxLAB, a division of Lucasfilm focusing on the creation of immersive entertainment combining the talents … Continue Reading Virtual Reality & Accessibility: Interview with Hannah Gillis

Illustration from a Lucasfilm Ltd ILMxLAB virtual reality experience, "Trials on Tatooine." The image shows in the character R2-D2 from the Star Wars universe in the lower-right side of the image in the foreground. R2-D2 is a droid with white and blue markings including a camera and several other tools and sensors on the upper part of its body. In the background is the Tatooine, a fictional desert planet from the Star Wars universe. The background shows several rocky formations, a pale sky with scattered clouds and two suns low to the horizon.

Posted January 3, 20173 Comments DVP News and Events

Online Survey: People with Disabilities & VR Accessibility

Are you a person with a disability who uses virtual reality? In partnership with Lucasfilm ILMxLAB, the Disability Visibility Project™ is conducting an online survey for people with disabilities … Continue Reading Online Survey: People with Disabilities & VR Accessibility