[games_access] One switch/one button

[Sandra Uhling]

Hi,

I was just wondering if there is a technical difference.

E.g.
Switch only on/off
Button on off and on on on off , ....

One Button is maybe the best term for developer.
Also it looks like they had to add some information.
That is has to be a button, not this button that can be moved in circle.
Sorry I do not know the name.

Best regards,
Sandra

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-
> bounces at igda.org] Im Auftrag von D. Michelle Hinn
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 10. Dezember 2009 06:30
> An: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
> Betreff: Re: [games_access] One switch/one button
> 
> I think that the main issue is whether the Gamma 4 team will change the
> name -- and from what I am seeing, it doesn't seem to be the case. And
> that's ok. So in Barrie's guide and how we refer to it, we need to put
> a little historical context in it as to why it is "switch" without
> confusing (some already confused and/or scheming for a way to use
> another input than simply one "click") Gamma 4 participants. But
> calling it one button/switch may overload the Gamma 4 (and there are
> only 4 of them!) team because they will be asked what on earth a switch
> is [see next paragraph].
> 
> Heather did mention that they just got through explaining that using
> alternatives to buttons (ie, space bar versus mouse button versus the
> return key) does not mean that you can map THREE DIFFERENT items to
> those -- they have to do the SAME function. So she's asked us to be
> cautious in how "switch" is introduced so as not to start the same
> week-long answering of "but how can we cheat using this additional
> peripheral" kinds of questions. ;)
> 
> So that's the main deal. Most of the Gamma 4 participants are not going
> to be participating with accessibility in mind -- so Barrie, being our
> resident expert on all things one switch/button is working hard on
> making sure that participants know how much MORE this challenge can be!
> :)
> 
> I think more people "get" one button than switch in the US and/or those
> outside the accessibility realm...but that's just my guess. Switch, to
> me, is a term that is very much tied to accessibility. But I may be
> wrong...I have been before. hehe.
> 
> Michelle
> 
> On Dec 9, 2009, at 7:26 PM, Nissa Ludwig wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 	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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