The Limits of Immersion
Disability and Virtual Reality
$52.66
- Paperback
146 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2026
Summary
Virtual Reality promises immersion for all, yet it is built around assumptions of able-bodied users that leave many disabled people behind.
Drawing on original research with users, care providers and developers, this book examines how mainstream Virtual Reality design encodes a narrow idea of the ‘normal’ body - and the real costs of that choice. It shows how decisions made at the design stage, often invisible to non-disabled users, create barriers around vision, movement and sensory …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529258431 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 152925843X |
| Author: | Ben Egliston, Marcus Carter, Kate Clark, Gerard Goggin, Kuansong Victor Zhuang, Wenqi Tan, Joanne Gray, Kuansong Zhuang, Kate Euphemia Clark |
| Publisher: | Bristol University Press |
| Imprint: | Bristol University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 146 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
Critics Review
‘A timely, rigorous, and deeply humane study that rethinks immersion through disability. Essential reading for scholars, designers, and students interested in VR, accessibility, and critical media futures.’
Professor Leighton Evans, Swansea University
Ben Egliston
- Ben Egliston is an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures at the University of Sydney.
- Marcus Carter is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Professor in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Sydney.
- Kate Euphemia Clark works in government policy and was previously a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Sydney.
- Gerard Goggin is Distinguished Professor in the Institute for Culture and Society at Western Sydney University and Honorary Professor in the Centre for Disability Research and Policy at the University of Sydney.
- Kuansong Victor Zhuang is Assistant Professor in Disability Communication at Nanyang Technological University.
- Wenqi Tan is a PhD student at the University of Sydney.
- Joanne Gray is Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures at the University of Sydney.
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