Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• MoveTogether: Exploring Physical Co-op Gameplay in Mixed-Reality

  Pin Chun Lu, Wen-Fan Wang, Che Wei Wang, Ting-Ying Lee, TsaiHsuan Lin, Duo-Jie Hsiao, CheHan Hsieh, YuTing Tseng, Neng-Hao Yu, Mike Y. Chen (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper introduces MoveTogether, a mixed-reality (MR) co-op gameplay mechanic in which two co-located players jointly operate a single tracked physical prop that is virtually transformed inside a Meta Quest 3 MR scene (a ring, a trampolin…

  • mixed reality
  • shared haptic controller
  • co-located collaboration
  • tangible interaction
  • accessible gaming
  • shared control
  • co-op gameplay
  • haptics
  • game accessibility
  • assistive technology

• Shared Control for Game Accessibility: Understanding Current Human Cooperation Practices to Inform the Design of Partial Automation Solutions

  Dragan Ahmetovic, Matteo Manzoni, Filippo Corti, Sergio Mascetti (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper investigates 'shared control' in video games — an accessibility practice in which a player with a disability (the 'pilot') delegates inaccessible game actions to another agent (the 'copilot') so the pair jointly drive a single cha…

  • game accessibility
  • shared control
  • partial automation
  • human-AI collaboration
  • motor disability
  • blindness
  • qualitative research
  • assistive technology
  • user autonomy
  • reflexive thematic analysis

• Eye-Tracking-Driven Shared Control for Robotic Arms: Wizard of Oz Studies to Assess Design Choices

  Anke Fischer-Janzen, Thomas M. Wendt, Daniel Görlich, Kristof Van Laerhoven (2026) — ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction

  The paper presents two Wizard of Oz studies evaluating an eye-tracking-driven shared-control system for an assistive robotic arm — the 7-DoF Kinova Gen3 — designed for People with Severe Motor Disabilities (PSMD). PSMD here includes people with locke…

  • assistive robotics
  • eye tracking
  • gaze input
  • shared control
  • motor disability
  • activities of daily living
  • human-robot interaction
  • wizard of oz
  • participatory design

• BlindPilot: A Robotic Local Navigation System that Leads Blind People to a Landmark Object

  Seita Kayukawa, Tatsuya Ishihara, Hironobu Takagi, Shigeo Morishima, Chieko Asakawa (2020) — Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '20, Late-Breaking Work)

  Most indoor-navigation research for blind travellers has focused on what the authors call 'global' navigation — getting from a building entrance to a room, gate, or exhibit. The 'last few metres' of the journey, a body-scale interaction with a specif…

  • local navigation
  • landmark object
  • blind navigation
  • indoor navigation
  • assistive robotics
  • visual impairment
  • object detection
  • orientation and mobility
  • shared control
  • LiDAR
  • late-breaking work

• PathFinder: Designing a Map-less Navigation System for Blind People in Unfamiliar Buildings

  Masaki Kuribayashi, Tatsuya Ishihara, Daisuke Sato, Jayakorn Vongkulbhisal, Karnik Ram, Seita Kayukawa, Hironobu Takagi, Shigeo Morishima, Chieko Asakawa (2023) — Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

  Map-based indoor navigation systems for blind travellers (CaBot, NavCog, BLE-beacon apps) work well when a prebuilt map exists, but building and maintaining those maps is labour-intensive and has only been done for a tiny fraction of the world's buil…

  • map-less navigation
  • blind navigation
  • indoor navigation
  • intersection detection
  • sign recognition
  • visual impairment
  • orientation and mobility
  • participatory design
  • shared control
  • assistive robotics
  • LiDAR
  • OCR

• Beyond Omakase: Designing Shared Control for Navigation Robots with Blind People

  Rie Kamikubo, Seita Kayukawa, Yuka Kaniwa, Allan Wang, Hernisa Kacorri, Hironobu Takagi, Chieko Asakawa (2025) — Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25)

  Kamikubo and colleagues investigate how autonomous navigation robots for blind users should balance robot autonomy against user control, arguing that current systems default to what they call 'omakase' — a Japanese term meaning 'I leave it to you' — …

  • assistive robotics
  • blindness and low vision
  • human-robot interaction
  • social robot navigation
  • shared control
  • autonomy
  • agency
  • museum accessibility
  • social acceptability
  • inclusive design

• How Does Delegation in Social Interaction Evolve Over Time? Navigation with a Robot for Blind People

  Rayna Hata, Masaki Kuribayashi, Allan Wang, Hironobu Takagi, Chieko Asakawa (2026) — Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  Hata and colleagues run a three-week longitudinal study of how six blind participants delegate social navigation tasks to a guide robot in the Miraikan science museum. The paper pushes back against the default assumption that accessible navigation ro…

  • assistive robotics
  • navigation
  • blindness and low vision
  • visual impairment
  • shared control
  • social navigation
  • longitudinal study
  • human-robot interaction
  • delegation
  • museum accessibility

• Leveraging Shared Control to Empower People with Tetraplegia to Participate in Extreme Sports

  Ahmad Alsaleem, Ross Imburgia, Mateo Godinez, Andrew Merryweather, Roger Altizer, Tamara Denning, Jeffery Rosenbluth, Stephen Trapp, Jason Wiese (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019)

  This paper describes the iterative design and field evaluation of Tetra-Ski, a power-assisted adaptive ski chair that enables people with tetraplegia to participate in alpine skiing — a high-risk, high-independence activity previously inaccessible to…

  • tetraplegia
  • spinal cord injury
  • adaptive sports
  • shared control
  • sip-and-puff
  • joystick
  • physical accessibility
  • assistive technology
  • recreation
  • simulation

• SeaHare: An omnidirectional electric wheelchair integrating independent, remote and shared control modalities

  Giulia Barbareschi, Ando Ryoichi, Midori Kawaguchi, Minato Takeda, Kouta Minamizawa (2024) — ASSETS '24: Proceedings of the 26th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

  This paper presents SeaHare, an omnidirectional electric wheelchair that integrates three control paradigms — independent, remote, and shared — within a single platform, enabling direct comparison of how different control modes affect the experience …

  • wheelchair
  • electric wheelchair
  • omnidirectional
  • shared control
  • remote control
  • centre of gravity
  • assistive technology
  • collaborative control
  • interdependence