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The Archives
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11.02.09Virtual Support Space for Military AmputeesIn partnership with Virtual Ability Inc. (VAI) we'll be developing the best practices and prototypes to support military amputees in a virtual environment. I wanted to share this both as a bit of shameless self-promotion, but also by way of thanks to VAI, the ideal partners for this project, and to put a call out to those who are interested in the topic or who might be able to share insights or experiences that will help us to best adapt and create a virtual environment for the military amputee. The project is funded by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center ...
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10.07.08Sl developer overcomes disability obstaclesOne might think that the visually impaired would have a difficult time navigating Second Life, but Louise Later, an SL developer and a person who is legally blind, is not one of them. Working with the Colorado-based Virtual Ability, Louise took the challenge of overcoming the obstacles in Second Life head-on. She recently presented her inspirational experiences at the ITSE Speaker Series, as reported on the SLED blog. Louise found a sled dog inworld called Max. From there, she wished to transform the sled dog into a guide dog: the problem was building the script. Judging from this photo, she ...
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