Personal Research
Research Projects:
Universal Design and Accessibility
My core research focus is on universal design and accessibility in multimedia and social virtual worlds, storytelling and content development.
I am seeking to supplement and expand on research focused on developing web accessibility tools and being a part of pioneering social VR content accessibility guidelines.
I’m continuing to research the use of VR haptic technological experiences and spatial audio awareness while exploring VR and social VR and what we can do to bring it to the next level to make it possible for someone who is blind to know where they are in relation to someone else or an object in Second Life and VR.
When we put accessibility at the forefront of our content development, we can develop and continually improve our ability to meet the needs and expectations of users who are blind who are using social virtual worlds and XR technology.
Gender Based Notions of Comprises Domestic Violence:
My research focuses on the way individual subcultures view and treat domestic violence from the perspective of both men and women. This cross cultural narrative research seeks to challenge gender based notions of what comprises domestic violence: Do we treat victims of domestic violence differently based on the gender of the victim and the gender of the abuser?