
CRIPTECH METAVERSE LAB
VR, AR, and spatial audio present significant access frictions and barriers for disabled users and creators. This lab, a collaboration between Leonardo CripTech Incubator and Gray Area, gathers 10 disabled creatives to collectively experience immersive artworks and generate participatory aesthetic access. Convening from 17-19 February in the San Francisco Bay Area, the lab will imagine new creative pathways for experiencing metaverse artworks amongst participants and future audiences. The findings from this research lab will be shared via the publication of a white paper in Leonardo journal, an online research archive, and culminate in a series of talks, performances, and exhibitions for the 2023 Gray Area Festival in late September.
These convenings will be facilitated by Frank Mondelli and Jennifer Justice, access doula Claudia Alick, as well as our teams at Leonardo/ISAST and Gray Area.