Manuel Piçarra

schoolUniversity of Lisbonbar_chart#2837 Global Rank

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Designing and Evaluating a VR Boxing Experience with Blind People

Virtual Reality (VR) offers immersive experiences through advanced interaction mechanisms and rich sensory stimuli but is often inaccessible to blind people due to its over-reliance on visual feedback. While prior work has investigated specific aspects of VR accessibility, there is little knowledge on how to design fu…

CHI '245th+ AuthorSerious & Functional Games +1

A Living Framework for Understanding Cooperative Games

Playing cooperative games is recognised as a positive social activity. Yet, we have limited means to rigorously define or communicate the structures that govern these experiences, hindering attempts at consolidating knowledge and limiting the potential of design efforts. In this work, we introduce the Living Framework…

CHI '243rd AuthorVisual Impairment Technologies (Screen Readers, Tactile Graphics, Braille)

Investigating Virtual Reality Locomotion Techniques with Blind People

Many Virtual Reality (VR) locomotion techniques have been proposed, but those explored for and with blind people are often custom-made or require specialized equipment. Consequently, it is unclear how popular techniques can support blind people's VR locomotion, blocking access to most VR experiences. We implemented th…

CHI '232nd AuthorBest PaperDeaf & Hard-of-Hearing Support (Captions, Sign Language, Vibration) +2

“My Zelda Cane”: Strategies Used by Blind Players to Play Visual-Centric Digital Games

Mainstream games are typically designed around the visual experience, with behaviors and interactions highly dependent on vision. Despite this, blind people are playing mainstream games while dealing with and overcoming inaccessible content, often together with friends and audiences. In this work, we analyze over 70 h…

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