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ImAc SIGNED

Immersive Accessibility

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Project "ImAc" data sheet

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Coordinator
FUNDACIO PRIVADA I2CAT, INTERNET I INNOVACIO DIGITAL A CATALUNYA 

Organization address
address: CALLE GRAN CAPITA 2-4, EDIFICI NEXUS I
city: BARCELONA
postcode: 8034
website: http://www.i2cat.net/en

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 Coordinator Country Spain [ES]
 Project website http://www.imac-project.eu
 Total cost 2˙941˙015 €
 EC max contribution 2˙682˙227 € (91%)
 Programme 1. H2020-EU.2.1.1. (INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT))
 Code Call H2020-ICT-2016-2
 Funding Scheme IA
 Starting year 2017
 Duration (year-month-day) from 2017-10-01   to  2020-03-31

 Partnership

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# participants  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    FUNDACIO PRIVADA I2CAT, INTERNET I INNOVACIO DIGITAL A CATALUNYA ES (BARCELONA) coordinator 469˙937.00
2    INSTITUT FUR RUNDFUNKTECHNIK GMBH DE (MUNCHEN) participant 503˙750.00
3    RUNDFUNK BERLIN-BRANDENBURG DE (BERLIN) participant 399˙875.00
4    UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA ES (CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES) participant 329˙500.00
5    CORPORACIO CATALANA DE MITJANS AUDIOVISUALS SA ES (SANT JOAN DESPI BARCELONA) participant 241˙062.00
6    ANGLATECNIC SL ES (BARCELONA) participant 225˙837.00
7    THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD UK (SALFORD) participant 205˙452.00
8    ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE BLIND UK (LONDON) participant 169˙875.00
9    MOTION SPELL FR (PARIS) participant 136˙937.00

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 Project objective

Advances in technology have led to the availability of consumer Head Mounted Displays and the availability of 360° cameras for capturing immersive content. This has enabled broadcasters to explore new experiences, where narrative and content can be delivered with a heightened sense of presence and engagement, regardless of whether the user is fully immersed, using multiple screens, or via traditional television. Exploitation of these technologies is still in its infancy and innovators are producing ground-breaking content for early adopters. With any new technology it is essential to consider accessibility especially in Europe, where e-inclusion is a priority of the EC and the Single Digital Market. Doing so ensures that the narrative is coherent across languages, ages and abilities, and ensures compliance with regulatory guidelines.

The goal of Immersive Accessibility (ImAc) is to explore how accessibility services can be integrated with immersive media. It is not acceptable that accessibility is regarded as an afterthought: rather it should be considered throughout the design, production and delivery process. ImAc will explore new deployment methods for these services (Subtitles, Audio Description, Audio Subtitling, Sign Language) in immersive environments. We will move away from the constraints of the current technology, into a Hyper-Personalized environment where the consumer can fully customize the experience to meet his personal needs. For example, it may be more appropriate for subtitles to be read out-loud or the Audio Description presented as text. The key action in ImAc will be to ensure immersive experiences are inclusive across different languages, addressing the needs of those with hearing and low vision problems, learning difficulties and the aged. We also foresee these services consumed by a wider audience, for personal convenience, learning language and language therapy - accessible content can add significant value to these related areas.

 Deliverables

List of deliverables.
Consortium operating procedures Documents, reports 2020-01-31 16:49:54
Operational public website with logo Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. 2020-01-31 16:49:54

Take a look to the deliverables list in detail:  detailed list of ImAc deliverables.

 Publications

year authors and title journal last update
List of publications.
2020 Mario Montagud, Pilar Orero, Anna Matamala
Culture 4 all: accessibility-enabled cultural experiences through immersive VR360 content
published pages: , ISSN: 1617-4909, DOI: 10.1007/s00779-019-01357-3
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 2020-03-24
2019 Anita Fidyka, Anna Matamala
Production of access services in immersive content: understanding the needs of audio describers
published pages: 277-300, ISSN: 2445-4559, DOI: 10.21071/hikma.v18i2.11683
Hikma 18/2 2020-03-24
2019 Montagud, Mario
Challenges and technological solutions to provide accessibility services in immersive media environments
published pages: , ISSN: 2072-8581, DOI:
EuroScientist 2020-03-23
2019 Orero, Pilar; Paton, John
Audio description in immersive environments
published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3708037
8th Media for All International Conference 2 2020-03-23
2018 M. Montagud, P. Orero, J. A. Núñez, A. Matamala, S. Fernández
ImAc : enabling immersive and accessible media services
published pages: , ISSN: , DOI:
WoRLD: Workshop on Reading, Language and Deafness 2020-03-24
2018 Pilar Orero and Anna Matamala
Making immersive media environments accessible : the ImAc Project
published pages: 75-78, ISSN: , DOI:
Proceedings from the BFC Conference 2018 2020-01-31
2017 Agulló, Belen; Orero, Pilar
3D Movie Subtitling: Searching for the best viewing experience
published pages: 91-101, ISSN: 2531-9809, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1169296
Studies on Communication and Linguistic and Cultural Mediation 2 91-101 8 2020-01-31
2019 Belén Agulló, Anna Matamala
Subtitling for the deaf and hard-of-hearing in immersive environments : results from a focus group
published pages: , ISSN: 1740-357X, DOI:
JoSTrans: Journal of Specialised Translation 2020-01-31
2018 Isaac Fraile, David Gómez, Juan A. Núñez, Mario Montagud, Sergi Fernández
Personalized and Immersive Presentation of Video, Audio and Subtitles in 360o Environments: An Opera Use Case
published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6527531.v1
ACM TVX2018 2020-01-31
2018 Anna Matamala, Pilar Orero
Standardising accessibility : transferring knowledge to society
published pages: 139-154, ISSN: 2617-9148, DOI:
Journal of Audiovisual Translation 2020-01-31
2019 Irene Tor-Carroggio, Pilar Orero
User profiling in audio description reception studies : questionnaires for all
published pages: , ISSN: 1827-000X, DOI:
InTRAlinea. Online Translation Journal 2020-01-31
2019 Marta Bosch-Baliarda, Olga Soler Vilageliu, Pilar Orero
Toward a Sign Language-Friendly Questionnaire Design
published pages: , ISSN: 1081-4159, DOI: 10.1093/deafed/enz021
The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education 2020-01-31
2018 Anita Fidyka, Anna Matamala
Audio description in 360º videos
published pages: 285-303, ISSN: 2211-3711, DOI: 10.1075/ts.18018.fid
Translation Spaces 7/2 2020-01-31
2020 Agulló, Belén; Montagud, Mario; Fraile, Isaac
Making interaction with virtual reality accessible : rendering and guiding methods for subtitles
published pages: , ISSN: 0890-0604, DOI:
AI EDAM (Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing) 1 2020-01-31
2019 Mario Montagut, Isaac Fraile, Einar Meyerson, María Genís, Sergi fernandez
ImAc Player: Enabling a Personalized Consumption of Accessible Immersive Contents
published pages: , ISSN: , DOI:
The Adjunct Proceedings of ACM TVX2019 2020-01-31
2018 Belén Agulló, Anna Matamala, Pilar Orero
From Disabilities to Capabilities: testing subtitles in immersive environments with end users
published pages: 195-220, ISSN: 2445-4559, DOI: 10.21071/hikma.v17i0.11167
Hikma 17 2020-01-31

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