The Digital Alchemists: UWS CCT's Research
Released every Tuesday morning by the UWS Creative Computing Technologies Research Group at the University of the West of Scotland, this AI generated podcast explores the latest exciting research developed at the UWS CCT Group.
Discover how emerging technologies suc as virtual and augmented reality, generative AI, serious games, gamification, music tech, and 3D modelling and animation are making an impact right now. Through simple, engaging explanations, you'll learn about recent publications and innovations in cultural heritage, accessibility and inclusion, health and wellbeing, and education and professional training.
The Digital Alchemists: UWS CCT's Research
Eye-Controlled Web3D Cultural Heritage Viewer
This podcast explores the paper "Enhancing Web3D Accessibility in Cultural Heritage: An Eye-Controlled 3D Model Viewer" by Julius Bernikas (UWS), Raymond Holder (Smartify Holdings ltd), Thanos Kokkiniotis (Smartify Holdings ltd), and Marco Gilardi (UWS), published at the IEEE SKIMA 2025 conference. The research presents a 3D model viewer designed to improve Web3D accessibility, particularly for people with upper body mobility or dexterity impairments. It enables interaction with cultural artefacts using eye tracking, offering an alternative to traditional inputs. The paper addresses challenges in applying web accessibility guidelines (like ARIA and WCAG) to Web3D and presents a human-centred design approach to bridge this gap, aiming for wider access to digital cultural content.
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