{"id":188725,"date":"2017-01-03T20:08:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T04:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=188725"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:22:22","slug":"vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2017\/01\/03\/vr\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Survey: People with Disabilities &amp; VR Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\">Are you a person with a disability<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align:center;\">who uses virtual reality?<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilmxlab.com\">Lucasfilm ILMxLAB<\/a>, the Disability Visibility Project\u2122 is conducting an online survey for people with disabilities about VR (virtual reality). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2016\/06\/magic-leap-lucasfilm\">ILMxLAB<\/a> is a division of Lucasfilm focusing on the creation of immersive entertainment combining the talents of Lucasfilm, Industrial Light &amp; Magic, and Skywalker Sound.<\/p>\n<p>The survey will cover the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>User experiences of VR.<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility issues with VR.<\/li>\n<li>Ideas\/thoughts about VR for people with disabilities.<\/li>\n<li>The survey also includes questions about a VR experience by Lucasfilm, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\/news\/swce-2016-ilmxlab-david-goyer-trials-on-tatooine\">Trials on Tatooine<\/a>.&#8221; You do not have to try this experience in order to participate in the survey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The creators from ILMxLAB will present the results of the survey at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdconf.com\/vrdc\/\">Virtual Reality Developers Conference 2017 (VRDC)<\/a> and share them with the VR developer community.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Deadline to participate in this online survey: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>January 31, 2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>Online Survey<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScKkpxMwB5dHiE6k_73xpQCNL1hxCUR0xxnpTiDGLvl5U6jhQ\/viewform\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScKkpxMwB5dHiE6k_73xpQCNL1hxCUR0xxnpTiDGLvl5U6jhQ\/viewform<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Share Your Photos!<\/h3>\n<p>If you want to share photos of you using VR, please send them to:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:DisabilityVisibilityProject@gmail.com\">DisabilityVisibilityProject@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or tweet <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DisVisibility\">@DisVisibility<\/a> with the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%23VRaccess&amp;src=typd\">#VRaccess<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These images may be used by Lucasfilm in presentations and other media.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I would LOVE to force-choke someone as Darth Vader in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VR?src=hash\">#VR<\/a> experience. A girl can dream. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/a11y?src=hash\">#a11y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VRaccess?src=hash\">#VRaccess<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5LWu4p0gEi\">pic.twitter.com\/5LWu4p0gEi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; alice wong (@SFdirewolf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\/status\/813708089513779200\">December 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h3>Questions?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:DisabilityVisibilityProject@gmail.com\">DisabilityVisibilityProject@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>\nAlice Wong, Research Consultant, Disability Visibility Project\u2122<\/p>\n<h4>Image courtesy of Lucasfilm<\/h4>\n<p>Image description: Illustration from a Lucasfilm ILMxLAB virtual reality experience, &#8220;Trials on Tatooine.&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Image description from above Tweet: Screenshot of a Tweet by @SFdirewolf at 3:28 AM &#8211; 27 Dec 2016\u00a0featuring an image of\u00a0a wheelchair user wearing a Darth Vader mask and holding a red light saber. Behind her is a desk with a laptop and assorted books and materials. The red light saber is illuminated and she is holding it upright with two hands. Text below the image: &#8220;I would LOVE to force-choke someone as Darth Vader in a <a class=\"twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VR?src=hash\">#VR<\/a> experience. 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