[games_access] One switch/one button

[Nissa Ludwig]

So, I am going to jump in here...

Would using "one button or switch"  or "one button/switch " clear this one
us so that everyone would be able to take the device they are dealing with
and make it fit in to the wording?  I realize that I may be over simplifying
(or, - without intent  - making things even more complicated) with this
response.  I just think that if we include both perhaps we get around the
entire issue of not understanding one word or the other. I do realize that I
am asking us to type a few more characters but it also seems to me that if
we avoid confusion in doing so, it might be worth that effort.

Just my random thought,

Nissa

On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 2:20 PM, D. Michelle Hinn <hinn at uiuc.edu> wrote:

> Spam filter again -- Barrie's response!
>
> Again, given Gamma 4's mission, one button with the one switch guidelines
> may be the most easy and less confusing language to use. Many do not
> understand what a "switch" is and we definitely don't want to make things
> more difficult! :) That doesn't mean we can't use the experience to let
> others know how to find out about the history and what "one switch" means to
> the disabled but I think "one button" is the way to start that conversation
> rather than scare away people with language.
>
> Just my thoughts. :)
>
> Michelle
>
> **
>
>
> *From: *Barrie Ellis <oneswitch at googlemail.com>
> *Date: *December 9, 2009 9:17:33 AM CST
> *To: *"IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
> *Subject: **Re: [games_access] one button -  one switch game ?*
> *Reply-To: *"Barrie Ellis" <barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk>
>
>
> I personally use one-switch because of the tie up with accessibility
> switches, of which there are many more types than just a push-button. From
> the field of educational accessibility software, one-switch / two-switch
> accessibility is a standard term that has been used long-before I knew
> anything about it. That's why I like to use it in reference to one-button
> games.
>
> Barrie
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Thomas Westin" <thomas at pininteractive.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 2:54 PM
> To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
> Subject: Re: [games_access] one button -  one switch game ?
>
> I don't think so, I prefer one button since the word is a bit easier to
> understand than switch
> /Thomas
>
>
> On Dec 9, 2009, at 1:57 PM, Sandra Uhling wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> is there a difference between "one button" and "one switch" game?
>
> Best regards,
> Sandra
>
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