VICON focuses on the needs of people with mild to moderate physical and sensory impairments, including those with multiple impairments. These users require products with high usability and accessibility, incorporating multimodal interaction with context sensitivity.

The approach of VICON is to develop an advanced Virtual User Model - a virtual representation of a human being. The model can be integrated into the product development process and used for virtual testing by simulating the interactions of real users.

Virtual User Profiles (a customizable library of virtual people) will be integrated with existing development tools and used to model real-time interactions with consumer products. This will provide manufacturers with a practical source of usability and accessibility feedback on concepts, design alternatives, hardware and software user interface specifications, prototypes and final products.