Adapting VR Games for People with Disabilities

Beat Saber, Job Simulator, AudioShield, BoxVR, and many more games are engaging and very immersive. But they haven't been accessible for everyone… until now. Players with disabilities can play the best VR games with WalkinVR Driver.

Greg Bednarski will present adaptation methods that make virtual reality more accessible.

He will demonstrate adaptation methods provided via WalkinVR that allow people with disabilities to play in virtual reality:

• Play with another person's assistance
• Allow people with limited motion to move with controllers
• Use controllers to move virtually (also called space drag)
• Engage without using controllers

** Note this session will be held in Zoom instead of Hubs. **

PRESENTER BIO
Greg Bednarski is a big fan of VR who has a mission to help everyone to join the virtual world, regardless of their disabilities. He designed and created WalkinVR, the first software that adapts virtual reality for people with disabilities. VR opens a world without boundaries, where physical limitations don't stop them from discovering all that VR has to offer.

ACCESSIBILITY
The presentation will be captioned [cc]. The event will have real-time captions displayed in Zoom and YouTube live stream.

LIVESTREAM
We will have video streaming of the event to YouTube via a partnership with the Internet Society Accessibility SIG (a11ySIG).

Link: https://youtu.be/atiO7a2L9Xg

If you are unable to join in Zoom, you can watch the stream on YouTube and ask questions. As we begin meeting regularly each month we will capture feedback on ways we can be more accessible and inclusive in virtual reality and start incorporating them into a set of Best Practices.

SPONSORS
Thanks to Equal Entry for sponsoring.

ACCREDITATION
All A11yVR meetups are pre-approved for IAAP Continuing Accessibility Education Credits (CAEC).

TIME
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