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Guidelines to assess inclusion and accessibility in metaverse standard development
- Abstract
- This Technical Report ITU-T FGMV-03 discusses how to realize the principles on the metaverse by articulating accessibility. Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the metaverse via accessibility implementation requires careful consideration of diverse factors. Values are generated through a mixture of virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and extended reality. [b-Dreamson]'s empirical study articulates six values: bottom-up, collaboration, authorship, ownership, interconnectivity, and community. This Technical Report investigates and improves upon limitations found in earlier research and practices and validates the United Nations' sustainable development goal (SDG) principles, along with the six metaverse values for digital transformation (Dx) creating new values and cultures. Using these justifications, it explores guidelines for aligning metaverse platforms with the SDGs based on Dx, addressing the user experience dimensions of the platforms: conception, interaction, interface, information and usability [b-Park-a]. Universal design is the process of making a product accessible for everyone, regardless of their physical, sensory, or cognitive abilities. In this sense, the metaverse should be inclusive of diverse cultures, languages, and perspectives, and should promote the SDG principles. By proposing guidelines and recommendations, the Technical Report strengthens the argument for articulating accessibility as a means of realizing inclusion in developing metaverse. The outcomes of the Report are to articulate the values for metaverse SDGs in terms of digital transformation, to develop a set of guidelines for assessing inclusion and accessibility in the metaverse, and to provide strategic and meaningful engagement with platforms towards SDGs.
- Supplementary Normative References
- none, will be completed
- Domains
- Connectivity
- Keywords
- Accessibility digital transformation (Dx) digital transformation (Dx) diversity equity diversity inclusion equity user experience (UX). inclusion user experience (UX).
- Maturities
- published
- Types
- Technical Report
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