[games_access] Christmas, Wii, touch generation

[Thomas Westin]

my kids (4 and 6 years) can play Wii sports games and Mario Kart, 
but they can't start the game as the menus are too complex

/Thomas

On 26Dec 2009, at 11:58 AM, Sandra Uhling wrote:

> Hi all, merry Christmas,
> 
> I got a Wii and now I can see how my parents play games.
> 
> The Game "Big Brain Academy" is still too difficult for them.
> The Animation are too fast. Here I would love an option to adapt the game
> speed.
> 
> This is my personal point of view:
> The "touch generation" by Nintendo is still too difficult for people
> who never use a PC or some kind of technology. The control is still complex
> you cannot reduce it. The introduction could be better. Sometimes there is
> only text.
> For Motion Plus there is a video to explain it, but there are no subtitles.
> 
> What is "touch generation", when it is still too complex and difficult?
> Also the buttons on the Wii console are too small.
> Is it just marketing?
> 
> *************
> I will try Tony Hawks RIDE next week :-)
> When I talk with people about the game, they usually mention the "rubber
> band" function.
> For them it is a usability function and it is normal that this function is
> there :-)
> 
> Best regards,
> Sandra
> 
> 
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-
>> bounces at igda.org] Im Auftrag von Mark Barlet
>> Gesendet: Samstag, 26. Dezember 2009 06:42
>> An: inrnette at aol.com; IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
>> Betreff: Re: [games_access] Game Informer - Accessibility Buyer's Guide
>> 
>> Sorry John I am behind in my email, Most of level one is one switch
>> games. level 2 and 3 need a little more than a single button but given
>> that you can slow the game down to like 20 or 25% speed the flexibility
>> is great.
>> 
>> If you want to send me an email off list I can boot the game up and
>> send you screenshots of the options and if you give me a scenario or
>> use case I can see what I can do with it. All in all it is a great game
>> and well worth the $50 to have on hand.
>> 
>> My email is mark at ablegamers.com
>> 
>> As I said, it is right here on my laptop so I can test out if you just
>> tell me what the output of the devices are... what the PC will see and
>> I can see what I can do.
>> 
>> Mark Barlet
>> AbleGamers
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 11:42 PM, John Morgan <inrnette at aol.com> wrote:
>>> How can I obtain a copy of the football game to try with my students
>> with cognitive and/or physical disabilities? Will this program work
>> with a switch interface device like the Switch Hopper and switches?
>>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Greg Rahn <g at soundmindz.com>
>>> Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:09:02
>>> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List<games_access at igda.org>
>>> Cc: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List<games_access at igda.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [games_access] Game Informer - Accessibility Buyer's
>>> Guide
>>> 
>>> Thanks Rach! Merry Christmas and Happy NEw yr!
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Dec 23, 2009, at 9:12 PM, "D. Michelle Hinn" <hinn at uiuc.edu>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Forwarded to Annette as she just asked to be on this list to help
>> put
>>>> together next year's guide a little easier. :)
>>>> 
>>>> My football game is not just for cognitive disabilities but also
>>>> mobility disabilities, as it slows down game speeds making it easier
>>>> for some with very little mobility. Definitely a great game!
>>>> 
>>>> Happy Holidays everyone! :)
>>>> Michelle
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 23, 2009, at 8:50 AM, Mark Barlet wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Great story Annette! Glad to see this getting some quality air
>> time!
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have a copy of the My Football Game, it is a perfect piece of
>> work
>>>>> for the special needs gamer!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mark
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Barrie Ellis
>>>>> <oneswitch at googlemail.com
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> There's an excellent "Accessibility Buyer's Guide" over at Game
>>>>>> Informer written by Annette Gonzalez:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>> http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2009/12/21/accessibility
>>>>>> -buyer-s-guide.aspx
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> There's some positive comments there alongside some fairly
>> ignorant
>>>>>> ones too. I do understand the complaints about the price of
>>>>>> accessible controllers being much more than a standard controller
>> -
>>>>>> but I don't see any magic fix for that anytime soon.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Have a fantastic Christmas/Holiday season everyone, and I wish you
>>>>>> all the best in 2010.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Barrie
>>>>>> www.OneSwitch.org.uk
>>>>>> 
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