Abstract-- Beside their stunning graphics, modern entertainment systems feature ever-higher levels of immersive userinteraction. Today, this is mostly achieved by virtual (VR) and ...
Ernst A. Heinz, Kai S. Kunze, Matthias Gruber, Dav...
This paper describes an authoring language for specifying communicative behavior and interaction of agents in virtual worlds. We focus on the popular three-dimensional (3D) multi-...
Sebastian Ullrich, Helmut Prendinger, Mitsuru Ishi...
PowerUp is a multi-player virtual world educational game with a broad set of accessibility features built in. This paper considers what features are necessary to make virtual worl...
Shari Trewin, Vicki L. Hanson, Mark Laff, Anna Cav...
As virtual worlds and games grow in both personal and cultural importance, present limitations in access to them is increasingly limiting their ability to achieve their potential....
3D virtual environments are increasingly used for education, business and recreation but are often inaccessible to users who are visually impaired, effectively creating a digital ...
Gareth R. White, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Graham McA...