Around the world, 2.2 billion people have a visual impairment or eye-related diseases. Due to our aging society, age-related visual impairments are also rapidly increasing and are becoming a fundamental topic for urban and interior planning, as well as architecture. Therefore, the research project "XREye" is dedicated to working together with ophthalmologists to simulate visual impairments such as macular degeneration or cataracts as realistically as possible in virtual and augmented reality.
Making the world perceptible through a VR headset from the point of view of visually impaired people is crucial for developing a better understanding of how people with impaired vision perceive public spaces - especially signs, guidance systems, or escape routes. For example, research work based on virtual reality technology has already shown that regulations and standardization in lighting and guidance systems often do not pay sufficient attention to visual impairments. Simulating different visual impairments in VR and AR creates a decisive awareness of this and supports lighting designers and architects to design the lighting and signage of public spaces in an inclusive and barrier-free way. Visual impairments are simulated in a graphic form so that when looking through VR glasses, only limited or poor vision is possible. This allows testing how distances, font sizes, and lighting intensity are perceived in cases of classic age-related visual impairment or cataracts.
In addition to the evaluation and optimization of safety norms and standards, the VR solution "XREye" is also used in inclusive light design, smart lighting, or medical studies. For more information, please visit the official website.
Selection of media reports about XREye
Start: 01.2017
TU Wien, Columbia University, Medizinische Universität Wien
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