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Wenqi Tan
@wenqitan.bsky.social
(she/her) PhD at USYD researching disability, inclusion, and technology | Social VR lurker and fandom inhabitant | 🇸🇬

👾 also at @cavrn.org
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Nicola Bozzi joins CAVRN to share an interview with Jeremy Bailey, an artist who has worked with augmented reality face filters in creative and reflexive ways. Check it out here: cavrn.org/platform-art...
Platform art & the actually existing metaverse: An interview with Jeremy Bailey
In a recent paper published in Information, Communication and Society, I interviewed four artists working with augmented reality (AR) face filters. The article discusses the role of social media platf...
cavrn.org
April 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Sanrio Vfes in VRChat is so cute 🥲 Here’s some of the cosmetic items available: headbands and the mochipoly (モチポリ) avatar with sanrio costumes!! Though I wish there was some Marroncream or Hanamaruobake representation…
March 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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In our first post of 2025, Katerina Girginova distills the Social Grammars of Virtuality report, reflecting on the motivations underlying this yearly review and delving into their insights on how we (should) talk about virtual and augmented reality. Check it out here: cavrn.org/talking-abou...
Talking about virtual and augmented reality
By Katerina Girginova
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January 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Two recent things to be thankful for: my presentation at AANZCA on crip time and social VR; and a chat with students of a digital media governance course on the intersections of VR and disability.
December 4, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Scrolling through user reception to this (very long-awaited) feature in VRC and seeing obvious concerns about data privacy, desires for adult social spaces (safe spaces away from children!), and expectations for the silo-ing of players (fears of being stuck in ‘Quest kid day care’).
vrchat.com VRChat @vrchat.com · Nov 27
Introducing Age Verification - a new system designed to increase trust between VRChat users.
youtu.be/odiNjIFUNvw
Introducing Age Verification | Developer Update #vrchat
YouTube video by VRChat
youtu.be
November 28, 2024 at 12:49 AM
early morning interview set-up 🙂‍↕️
November 20, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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I’m so excited to reveal the cover for my brand new book, Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life.

Out 17th April 2025 with Fig Tree, Penguin.
November 19, 2024 at 10:57 AM
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When creating PDFs, avoid using "Print to PDF." A screen reader user may still be able to access the text of PDFs created this way, but heading structure, alternative text, and any other tag structure will be lost. Using "Save As" or "Export" can preserve these tags.
November 17, 2024 at 4:12 AM
Great piece on CAVRN, which prompted me to think back to @trilliz.bsky.social's discussion of how ads shape cultural images of a technology's intended uses and users in her book, Restricted Access—and how we can turn to disability to unsettle and interrogate these hegemonic user arrangements.
This week on CAVRN, @tylerb.bsky.social and Daniel Harley reflect on the promotion of the Apple Vision Pro, its branding as a ‘spatial computer’, and conceptions of spatiality and spatial media within and across XR disciplines. Check it out here: cavrn.org/xr-as-spatia...
XR as Spatial Media Across Disciplines
By Tyler Blackman and Daniel Harley
cavrn.org
November 18, 2024 at 1:17 AM
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Please read and sign this position. People with ME and other energy limiting chronic illness are NOT lazy. They can’t WILL themselves better.

If you push them - it causes devastating harm.

It’s junk science, bad medicine and it needs to stop.
Cochrane is stubbornly refusing to withdraw the 2019 review recommending exercise therapy for ME/CFS despite being supplied with ample evidence that it doesn't work and causes harm for #pwME with post exertional malaise.
Please sign the petition:
chng.it/zTZ7vX9Czd
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
Cochrane: Withdraw the harmful 2019 Exercise therapy for CFS review
chng.it
November 16, 2024 at 8:05 AM
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disability justice needs less "disabled people can bring just as much profit to your endeavor" and more "dignity and comfort not should be based on productivity"
November 14, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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A short teaser for the book I'm working on. Play often obscures the data-collecting aspects of locative media and augmented reality games. I give some insights in this short post for CAVRN cavrn.org/how-play-sha...
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November 16, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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It’s a CAVRN starter pack! Share broadly if you’re interested in critical approaches to XR! go.bsky.app/3KGvRse
November 14, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Sharing some screenshots from METAFES, a VRChat expo for user creations ✨ The PCVR version is exhibiting (and selling) avatars, outfits / accessories, illustrations, worlds, and music!
November 13, 2024 at 6:52 AM
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Is the government about to accidentally ban kids under 16 from games? I wrote a piece with @darthtayrah.bsky.social on why they shouldn't.

theconversation.com/online-games...

(they also shouldn't ban social media!)
Online games should not be included in Australia’s social media ban – they are critical for kids’ social lives
Australia is set to ban kids under 16 from social media. Depending on the definition, online games with social features could be in the firing line – which would be detrimental.
theconversation.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:12 AM