The VR4ALL app
In the VR4ALL app you can access five Virtual Reality environments, that resemble everyday spaces, and navigate them while simulating variuos motor and visual disabilities.
It is aimed at designers of products for the disabled and it gives them a first hand experience on the potential problems that persons with disabiltiies may face in everyday environments.
Through this immersive experience, the app aims at increasing the empathy of product designers and hence inspire them to create better and more targetted products for the disabled.
The app is compatible with all major VR headsets on the market.
How to install the app
1. Open this page using the web browser of your VR headset.
2. Click the Download button below.
3. On the window that pops up, click Download and then “Download anyway”
4. Once the file is downloaded, follow the instruction in the following video
5. Click below to watch a demonstration of the app
Note: The application can also be used from a desktop environment, as long as you have an APK installer installed on your computer to handle the application installation.
The VR environments
The app contains replicas of 5 everyday spaces where the user can roam freely and interact with various objects, all while adding various motor and visual disabilities to their avatar
Supermarket
Navigate a supermarket replica and interact with products on the shelves.
Kitchen
Simulate activities such as cooking, serving, using an oven and cleaning spills.
ATM
Simulated cash withdrawal process — from card insertion to receiving cash.
Gallery – Camera
Walk through a virtual art gallery with the ability to take photos using a virtual smartphone.
Gallery – NFC
Explore a virtual gallery using a simulated GPS device. Users can tap NFC sensors located next to artworks to access relevant information.
Simulated Disabilities
While navigating the VR4ALL environments, users can activate disability simulations on their avatar in order to experience first-hand the accessibility challenges people with impairments face.
This helps product designers develop greater empathy and create more targeted, inclusive, and effective product solutions for individuals with disabilities.
Mobility Impairments
-Wheelchair
-Missing limb
-Parkinson’s disease
Visual Impairments
-Glaucoma
-Red/Green color blindness
Project Number: 2022-1-PT01-KA220-HED-000090242
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
