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• Towards Handicapping for Online Competitive Video Games: A Taxonomical Review of Intervention Studies

  Pete Gordon, William Kavanagh, Thomas Howson, David Lavallee · 2026 · ACM Games

  The paper addresses how skill disparities in online competitive video games create a "playerbase-diminishing feedback effect": weaker players suffer repeated defeats and quit, leaving the next tier to become the new bottom — a cycle that ultimately restricts access to only the…

  game accessibility · accessible gaming · inclusive design · literature review · player experience

• RAVEN: Realtime Accessibility in Virtual ENvironments for Blind and Low-Vision People

  Xinyun Cao, Kexin Phyllis Ju, Chenglin Li, Venkatesh Potluri, Dhruv Jain · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  RAVEN is a GenAI-powered system enabling blind and low-vision (BLV) users to query and modify 3D virtual environments in real time through natural language. Rather than relying on developer-defined static accessibility features (such as fixed audio descriptions or color…

  blind and low vision · virtual environments · generative AI · 3D accessibility · natural language interaction

• How Well Can 3D Accessibility Guidelines Support XR Development? An Interview Study with XR Practitioners in Industry

  Daniel Killough, Tiger F. Ji, Kexin Zhang, Yaxin Hu, Yu Huang, Ruofei Du, Yuhang Zhao · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This study is the first systematic evaluation of how well existing 3D accessibility (a11y) guidelines transfer to extended reality (XR) development in industry. The authors conducted 25 semi-structured interviews (1.5–3 hours each) with XR practitioners spanning freelancers,…

  extended reality · virtual reality · augmented reality · XR · game accessibility

• Shared Control for Game Accessibility: Understanding Current Human Cooperation Practices to Inform the Design of Partial Automation Solutions

  Dragan Ahmetovic, Matteo Manzoni, Filippo Corti, Sergio Mascetti · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper investigates 'shared control' in video games — an accessibility practice in which a player with a disability (the 'pilot') delegates inaccessible game actions to another agent (the 'copilot') so the pair jointly drive a single character. Shared control is…

  game accessibility · shared control · partial automation · human-AI collaboration · motor disability

• MoveTogether: Exploring Physical Co-op Gameplay in Mixed-Reality

  Pin Chun Lu, Wen-Fan Wang, Che Wei Wang, Ting-Ying Lee, TsaiHsuan Lin, Duo-Jie Hsiao, CheHan Hsieh, YuTing Tseng, Neng-Hao Yu, Mike Y. Chen · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  This CHI 2026 paper introduces MoveTogether, a mixed-reality (MR) co-op gameplay mechanic in which two co-located players jointly operate a single tracked physical prop that is virtually transformed inside a Meta Quest 3 MR scene (a ring, a trampoline, a bubble nozzle). The core…

  mixed reality · shared haptic controller · co-located collaboration · tangible interaction · accessible gaming

• MYOLINK esports: Exploring EMG-based Control Interface through Muscle Activation and Inhibition to Enable Common Gameplay Mechanics among Players with and without Physical Disabilities

  Masato Shindo, Shiina Takano, Shuto Sako, Akihiro Miyata, Ryosuke Aoki · 2026 · Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '26)

  Shindo, Takano, Sako, Miyata, and Aoki (NTT and Nihon University) propose MYOLINK esports, a paradigm for inclusive competitive gaming that shifts game control from kinematic inputs (body position and posture) to kinetic inputs (muscle force). Four surface-EMG sensors are placed…

  esports · inclusive esports · electromyography · EMG · game accessibility

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