Patrick Merritt

Patrick Merritt is a Lecturer in Computer Games, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality at the University of Derby, specializing in accessibility solutions for visually impaired individuals.

Research Focus: Merritt's work bridges VR/AR development and social justice, emphasizing assistive technology, criminal justice system accessibility, and geospatial data visualization.

Publications: His 15 most recent works (2013-2023) cluster around two themes: 1) VR-enabled accessibility and navigation for blind users, and 2) behavioral health and rights within carceral systems. Technical publications focus on GPU-accelerated earth data processing.