Virtual Reality Is the Rich White Ableist Kid of Technology

[kestrell]

Wired just published an article titled
Virtual Reality Is the Rich White Kid of Technology
https://www.wired.com/story/virtual-reality-rich-white-kid-of-technology/
and, coincidentally, this occurs at about the same time that I've come to the conclusion that , no matter what XRAccess.org keeps promising visually impaired tech users, media companies aren't really interested in developing accessible XR for visually impaired people.

Could it have anything to do with the fact that it's more difficult to sneak in advertising to visually impaired users than it is to, say, Facebook users
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2021/07/04/facebook-just-gave-1-million-oculus-users-a-reason-to-leave/?ss=cybersecurity&sh=396c7bfa76f5
wearing Oculus headsets?

Comments

That's a great article!

[jesse_the_k]

What if, instead of space travel and virtual worlds, our tech billionaires had been raised on exciting stories of a future with fast, efficient mass transit or a living wage for all workers? What would it be like if other social goals were afforded the same leeway and endless hype cycles we give to VR?