Human eyes design: first person VR characters for testing inclusive design solutions

A virtual reality (VR) system, comprising:

• a VR headset configured to display a simulated VR environment to a user;
• first and second controllers configured to receive inputs from the user;
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• a computing device communicatively coupled to the VR headset and the first and second controllers, the computing device configured to execute a VR application that causes the computing device to simulate a VR character in the simulated VR environment, where movement of the VR character is restricted to a wheelchair;
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• execution of the VR application causes the computing device to simulate a wheelchair character in the simulated VR environment, where movement and orientation of the wheelchair character in the simulated VR environment is adjusted by the computing device in response to inputs received by the first and second controllers, the first and second controllers providing haptic feedback to the user based upon operation and interaction of the wheelchair character within the simulated VR environment.