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Empath-D: Empathetic Design for Accessibility
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Empath-D: Empathetic Design for Accessibility

Kenny Tsu Wei Choo, Rajesh Krishna Balan, Tan Kiat Wee, Jagmohan Chauhan, Archan Misra, Youngki Lee, ACM and Tsu Wei Kenny Choo
Proceedings of the 18th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, pp.55-60
ACM Conferences
HotMobile '17: The 18th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications
21/02/2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3032970.3032981

Abstract

Human-centered computing Human-centered computing -- Human computer interaction (HCI) Human-centered computing -- Human computer interaction (HCI) -- Interaction paradigms Human-centered computing -- Human computer interaction (HCI) -- Interaction paradigms -- Mixed -- augmented reality
We describe our vision for Empath-D, our system to enable Empathetic User Interface Design. Our key idea is to leverage Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR / AR) displays to provide an Immersive Reality environment, where developers/designers can emulate impaired interactions by elderly or disabled users while testing the usability of their applications. Our early experiences with the Empath-D prototype show that Empath-D can emulate a cataract vision impairment of the elderly and guide designers to create accessible web pages with less mental workload.

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