Literature Reviews

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

• Spotlights and Soundscapes: On the Design of Mixed Reality Auditory Environments for Persons with Visual Impairment

  Keenan R. May, Brianna J. Tomlinson, Xiaomeng Ma, Phillip Roberts, Bruce N. Walker (2020) — ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This paper explores the design of information-rich mixed reality (MR) auditory environments to help people with visual impairments form cognitive maps of unfamiliar indoor spaces. The research contrasts two approaches: soundscapes, where virtual obje…

  • mixed reality
  • spatial audio
  • auditory display
  • cognitive maps
  • indoor navigation
  • blind and low vision
  • soundscape
  • virtual reality
  • user-centered design