[games_access] Game control question...

[Barrie Ellis]

It is a good thought - but in the Quadcontroller instance - would obviously 
take some cash to do.

Not sure I agree on your single-switch thought, especially looking at some 
of Eelke Folmer's students work on the likes of Second Life - although 
granted - some games need a lot more adjustment that others.

PC gaming - anything emulated would work on this - so MAME and so on should 
be great - especially as you can redefine the keys - although set-up and 
redefining keys may be quite tricky at the out-set.

Software like JoyToKey 
(http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/2/I/JoyToKey/JoyToKey.htm) allows you to set 
the Quadcontroller as a mouse (for any web based games for instance) - and 
also any key on the keyboard to any control.

Barrie
www.OneSwitch.org.uk


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Ellison" <devellison at gmail.com>
To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 6:52 AM
Subject: [games_access] Game control question...


> Just received my KYE Quadcontroller and have been going through the
> games I've got around....
>
> Suggestion - a good way to get a game company to develop games that
> are accessible to physically disabled gamers that use stuff like this
> might be to just buy their lead architect/programmer one of these
> things.  Developers love technical toys, Ken's controller is a
> wonderful piece of engineering that any good developer is going to
> hook up immediately and start playing with, and it's a real
> eye-opener!
>
> Single-switch control is so reduced that I'd expect it to be difficult
> beyond belief to control most games - but this thing has enough crazy
> buttons, levers, and blow holes that I *should* be able to play just
> about anything, but I can't because the games don't let me configure
> them well enough.  Granted, I'm playing all Windows games so game
> controllers are kinda second to keyboard/mouse for inputs, but....
> wow.
>
> Question - What software is popular with these for Windows control and
> gaming?  Anything that doesn't suck?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
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