VR Accessibility
WalkinVR Add-on Makes VR More Accessible to Disabled Gamers, Steam Launch Next Week
WalkinVR is a custom locomotion driver for SteamVR which offers a range of tools to help gamers with disabilities adapt VR games to their needs. The utility is set to launch for free on Steam next week.
WalkinVR first launched...
Subtitles & Single Controller Mode Among ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Accessibility Options
Valve is working on a 'Single Controller Mode' among its accessibility options for Half-Life: Alyx so that players who can only operate one controller can complete the game in its entirety.
In an effort to ensure as many people as...
‘ViewR’ Lets You Watch a VR Session in Action From the Comfort of Your Phone
Brisbane, Australia-based group #include today released a new app called ViewR that lets you observe a PC VR session in action from an Android mobile device.
ViewR essentially inserts another camera into the VR game, letting a spectator hold up their...
‘Beat Saber’ Developer Confirms Plans for Color Blind Mode, Soundtrack Release
Beat Saber, the hotly anticipated VR rhythm game launching May 1st, relies heavily upon colors to guide players in striking the correct notes. For those with color blindness, this could make the game more challenging. Fortunately the developer has...
New Report from ILMxLab & Disability Visibility Project Shares Insights on VR Accessibility Design
The Disability Visibility Project recently published a report that highlights the accessibility issues relating to VR users with disabilities. This follows a survey created by Disability Visibility Project founder Alice Wong in partnership with Lucasfilm’s ILMxLab, which covered user...
Developer Makes VR Accessible to Physically Disabled with Custom Locomotion Driver
WalkinVR is an upcoming driver for SteamVR designed to assist physical movement in a VR by moving or even resizing the virtual space relative to the user. It is currently in beta testing, with an initial release due at...
Making VR Experiences Wheelchair Accessible
Brian Van Buren is a narrative designer at Tomorrow Today Labs, and he's also a wheelchair user who has been evangelizing how to make virtual reality experiences more accessible. I had a chance to catch up with him at...











