Smart Glasses for CVI: Co-Designing Extended Reality Solutions to Support Environmental Perception by People with Cerebral Visual Impairment

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Hauptverfasser: Gamage, Bhanuka, McDowell, Nicola, Kovacic, Dijana, Holloway, Leona, Do, Thanh-Toan, Price, Nicholas, Lowery, Arthur, Marriott, Kim
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Veröffentlicht: 2025
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author Gamage, Bhanuka
McDowell, Nicola
Kovacic, Dijana
Holloway, Leona
Do, Thanh-Toan
Price, Nicholas
Lowery, Arthur
Marriott, Kim
author_facet Gamage, Bhanuka
McDowell, Nicola
Kovacic, Dijana
Holloway, Leona
Do, Thanh-Toan
Price, Nicholas
Lowery, Arthur
Marriott, Kim
contents Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) is the set to be the leading cause of vision impairment, yet remains underrepresented in assistive technology research. Unlike ocular conditions, CVI affects higher-order visual processing-impacting object recognition, facial perception, and attention in complex environments. This paper presents a co-design study with two adults with CVI investigating how smart glasses, i.e. head-mounted extended reality displays, can support understanding and interaction with the immediate environment. Guided by the Double Diamond design framework, we conducted a two-week diary study, two ideation workshops, and ten iterative development sessions using the Apple Vision Pro. Our findings demonstrate that smart glasses can meaningfully address key challenges in locating objects, reading text, recognising people, engaging in conversations, and managing sensory stress. With the rapid advancement of smart glasses and increasing recognition of CVI as a distinct form of vision impairment, this research addresses a timely and under-explored intersection of technology and need.
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spellingShingle Smart Glasses for CVI: Co-Designing Extended Reality Solutions to Support Environmental Perception by People with Cerebral Visual Impairment
Gamage, Bhanuka
McDowell, Nicola
Kovacic, Dijana
Holloway, Leona
Do, Thanh-Toan
Price, Nicholas
Lowery, Arthur
Marriott, Kim
Human-Computer Interaction
Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) is the set to be the leading cause of vision impairment, yet remains underrepresented in assistive technology research. Unlike ocular conditions, CVI affects higher-order visual processing-impacting object recognition, facial perception, and attention in complex environments. This paper presents a co-design study with two adults with CVI investigating how smart glasses, i.e. head-mounted extended reality displays, can support understanding and interaction with the immediate environment. Guided by the Double Diamond design framework, we conducted a two-week diary study, two ideation workshops, and ten iterative development sessions using the Apple Vision Pro. Our findings demonstrate that smart glasses can meaningfully address key challenges in locating objects, reading text, recognising people, engaging in conversations, and managing sensory stress. With the rapid advancement of smart glasses and increasing recognition of CVI as a distinct form of vision impairment, this research addresses a timely and under-explored intersection of technology and need.
title Smart Glasses for CVI: Co-Designing Extended Reality Solutions to Support Environmental Perception by People with Cerebral Visual Impairment
topic Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19210