[Announcements] CfP: CHI2025 Workshop on Building an Inclusive and Accessible Metaverse for All (Metaverse4All’25)

[Callum Parker]

[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP]

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CHI 2025 Workshop: “The Third Workshop on Building an Inclusive and Accessible Metaverse for All”
Saturday, April 26th, 2025 – Hybrid (In-person at CHI’25 in Yokohama, Japan and Online via Zoom)
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IMPORTANT DATES
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Position paper submission:  March 2, 2025 (AoE)
Notification of acceptance: March 24, 2025
Workshop date: Saturday, April 26, 2025 (full day workshop)

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CALL FOR PAPERS
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The Metaverse is envisioned as a shared, persistent experience encompassing both augmented and virtual reality, representing the convergence of a virtually enhanced physical reality and interconnected persistent virtual spaces. It has the potential to break down physical boundaries, connecting people from all walks of life together through digital technology. As the Metaverse is still evolving, there is a unique opportunity to shape its development into an inclusive, all-encompassing space that is accessible to all. However, a key challenge lies in designing the Metaverse from the ground up to ensure inclusivity and accessibility. This workshop explores how to build an open, inclusive Metaverse and develop methods for evaluating its success. Key outcomes will include identifying new opportunities to enhance inclusivity, establishing evaluation methodologies, and outlining considerations for designing accessible environments and interactions within the Metaverse.

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PARTICIPATION AND SUBMISSION
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Building on our successful past workshops at CHI'23 and CHI’25. As with the previous workshops, we aim to advance the HCI community's knowledge on how Metaverse platforms and the augmented and virtual environments within them can be designed to foster inclusivity and accessibility. Additionally, this workshop aims to develop a more holistic understanding of the challenges faced by fringe communities and how they are currently engaging with the Metaverse. Furthermore, we will explore how the design process can be improved to ensure future Metaverse platforms get it right from the start. To achieve this, our workshop focuses on four core themes:

  1.  Conceptualisation and Prototyping
  2.  Methods and Metrics for Evaluation
  3.  Supporting Inclusive Access
  4.  Future Considerations for the Metaverse
We welcome submissions from interested researchers and practitioners for position papers (maximum 6 pages in single-column CEUR-WS Format<https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART>, excluding references) which address at least one of the key theme(s) of the workshop and present original material. The paper should also include a statement on the potential goals of the research and the problem(s) it aims to address. Submissions should be anonymised. For more information visit our website<https://sites.google.com/view/accessiblemetaverse>.

Papers will be peer-reviewed by an international program committee and selected based on relevance to the workshop themes and quality of the work. At least one author of each accepted position paper must attend the workshop, and all participants must register for both the workshop and for at least one day of the conference.

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WORKSHOP ORGANISERS
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Callum Parker, The University of Sydney
Soojeong Yoo, The University of Sydney
Joel Fredericks, The University of Sydney
Tram Tran, The University of Sydney
Mark Colley, University College London (UCL)
Youngho Lee, Mokpo National University
Khanh-Duy Le, VNUHCM, University of Science
Simon Stannus, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Woontack Woo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Mark Billinghurst, University of South Australia and Auckland Bioengineering Institute, University of Auckland

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CONTACT
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Web:  https://sites.google.com/view/accessiblemetaverse
 Email: callum.parker at sydney.edu.au<mailto:callum.parker at sydney.edu.au>



Dr Callum Parker | Lecturer in Interaction Design |
Program Director, Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design) & Bachelor of Design Computing |
Director of the Urban Interfaces Lab

The University of Sydney | Design Lab | Room 279, Wilkinson Building G04,148 City Road, NSW 2006
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