[games_access] from Spain

[Barrie Ellis]

Hello Javier,

There's been talks over a system of icons to rate accessibility within the GASIG but it has yet to turn into anything solid. For your information, Atari used this in the early 1980's:



Not really all that appropriate these days. Namco have very recently used the universal symbol of disability - similar to this - to mark out their accessibility feature in Star Trigon for the PC:



Although this is often named the universal symbol of disability - it's not really representative of many disabilities. It is very well known however around the world.

What would be needed though to represent the main features? Several icons - or just one? A graded ratings system? A linked web-site with a break down of what each games accessibility features are and how good they are?

Lots of questions...

Barrie
www.OneSwitch.org.uk




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Javier Mairena 
  To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List 
  Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 7:14 PM
  Subject: Re: [games_access] from Spain


  Hello Sandra,

  Thanks for the information.
  I have already read all documents that I have found. And play "game over" game.
  The only thing that I don't know is IGDA GA-SIG DVD.

  My document in Spanish is based in all this documents.
  But I want to know is someone is working in something more about that, for example creating standards icons to show the accessibility of the game to the buyers.





  2009/6/8 Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de>

    Hello Javier,

    welcome on list :-)



    > Another think that I want to talk is about accessible videogames standards.



    We do have:
    * an IGSA GA-SIG top ten list (link?)
    * an IGDA GA-SIG whitepaper
    * an IGDA GA-SIG DVD
    * lots of know how
    * GamerOver! rules http://ua-games.gr/game-over/game_levels.html
     (the Game GameOver is to "frustrate" game developers and Terretrial Invaders is to show a very good example)

    * I have a mindmap with lots of ideas and rules

    * Reid wanted to write a document about [CC] (closed-captioning) ?
     (I am also waiting for this nice document :-) )


    Best regards,
    Sandra Uhling

    (My interestes are Games for Health with focus on Exergaming and Game Accessbility)
    www.MachineDance.de

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