
Helsinki, Turku, Tampere
Byte-powered Future
Value Creators of Tomorrow
Accessibility Design in Metaverse
Description
Metaverse offers nearly unlimited opportunities to plan and design virtual spaces and, for example buildings. Although the modern planning and design processes are advanced the increased complexity in designing public spaces and buildings still leads to mistakes when it comes to accessibility, and by accessibility we don’t only mean special needs groups design, but general “smart” and convenient design. There are examples of failed accessibility design everywhere and we are interested looking in metaverse to help us to avoid those mistakes in the future.
How would a design environment in metaverse look like if it would be used by designers, architects and construction sector together? How to create a space where you could easily sketch and quickly test the designs by, for example observing the virtual space, placing different objects in it or even host a virtual event to test different lighting options in the space?
Ín this project we want to start building the first demos of such environments and explore the different approaches where multiple stakeholders could participate in the design and make sure accessibility is taken into account at every step!
Contact person

Jere Wessman
Head of Talent Development
+358 40 631 4029
jere@demola.net

Heini-Marja Rintaniemi
Program Manager
+358 50 582 7401
heikku@demola.net
Concluded project
Basic information
Apply by
29 Sept 2024
Location
Helsinki
Teamwork
In person
Language
English
Timeline
Project starts
10 Oct 2024
Kick-off day1
10 Oct 2024
Kick-off day2
11 Oct 2024
Local mid-event
14 Nov 2024
National mid-event
15 Nov 2024
Final session day1
11 Dec 2024
National Finals
12 Dec 2024
Project ends
12 Dec 2024
Related tags
#accessibility
#architecture
#design
#interior design
#metaverse