[games_access] Question concerning making force feedback accessible?

[Thomas Westin]

I think at the current use of force feedback, which mostly is not very  
detailed, I can't see a direct need for it, but as more advanced  
haptics get into games with engines like HaptX and hardware like  
Novint (I have both) the need will arise sooner or later; and if we  
can be proactive about it, the better.

  /Thomas


17 dec 2007 kl. 21.26 skrev AudioGames.net:

> Hi,
>
> I'm busy making a diagram of how to map one medium to another  
> medium, for instance the path from auditory information to a text  
> description of this auditory information in the form of a closed  
> caption. I was enthousiastically drawing a path for adapting force- 
> feedback information to other media like sound and visuals when it  
> dawned on me: does this information need to be adapted to other media?
>
> On one hand I'd say yes, if it communicates important information  
> which is not communicated by the game through other means and thus  
> not available when force feedback cannot be perceived (for instance  
> because the player uses output hardware that do not support force  
> feedback). But I was thinking of examples of this and couldn't think  
> of any. Does anyone have an example of where force feedback is used  
> to communicate important information that is not communicated via  
> other means (like sound or visuals) by the game?
>
> Also: do you think it is important to consider making force feedback  
> information accessible by adapting it to different media, even  
> though it might not be used much? Or would you simply say to game  
> designers: "Do not communicate important information through force  
> feedback ONLY, but also add an alternative"?
>
> Greets,
>
> Richard
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