Virtual Reality User Study with Children and Seniors in a VR Experience

Equal Entry collaborated with VRTogether and Azalee Group to test the virtual reality environment with kids and seniors. To tackle loneliness and encourage inter-generational interaction, VRTogether has developed a VR game. Azalee Group runs a nursery school and a senior home. Kenji Yanagawa led the user testing of the VRTogether app with kids and seniors. He will share what happened during the testing and the results.

Attendees will learn about:

• The reaction of kids and seniors on their first VR experience
• How to do user testing VR environment
• Result of the user testing
• Equal Entry's projects on VR accessibility research

Presenter bio
Kenji Yanagawa is an accessibility consultant based in Kyoto, Japan. He works at Equal Entry to ensure that websites are accessible to people with disabilities. He's also the business manager of Equal Entry's operations in Japan. is fascinated by emerging VR technologies and how they can be accessible.

Accessibility
The presentation will be captioned [cc]. The event will have real-time captions and a YouTube live stream.

Livestream
Watch on YouTube

Sponsors
Thanks to Equal Entry for sponsoring. Interested in being a sponsor? Contact the organizers.

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

Timeline
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7:30 - 7:45 PM
Thomas Logan opens and introduction.

7:45 - 8:20 PM
Presentation

8:20 - 8:30 PM
Q&A with attendees