[games_access] Game accessibility survey journal article

Sun Jul 4 19:46:50 EDT 2010

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From: Barrie Ellis <oneswitch at gmail.com>
To: games_access at igda.org
Sent: Sun, July 4, 2010 3:16:01 PM
Subject: Re: [games_access] Game accessibility survey journal article

Just finished reading the Game Accessibility survey. Very  good! I found the 
bulk of it really smartly explained, with excellent diagrams  and tables. Very 
useful. Very Nice!

My 10 pence worth...

p7. 3.1.1: One-handed  controller typically provides only one analogue input... 
Apart from the  Wii, the only game console one-handed controllers in recent 
production I'm  aware of have both analogue sticks available (Access controller 
and "one  hand controller" - http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/1/AGS/AGS-onehand.htm).

p8.  3.1.2: OneSwitch.org.uk isn't actually non-profit, although there is  tons 
of free stuff. Over 100 one-switch games now for free. Thank you for the  
mention!

p9. 3.1.3: Frogger - all good points about this game, but  might have been worth 
mentioning that you can move left and right, when you hop  on the moving logs 
and turtles.

p14 3.5: Universal design does  not indicate that all impairments are supported, 
but rather that multiple types  of impairments are supported... I always thought 
it did, but simply hasn't  been managed yet. Doesn't seem to make sense to me 
otherwise.

p16: For example, a one-switch racing game does not allow the player to brake or  
speed up because certain input options may have been removed to allow for  
one-switch
input... Can be done. Using the 4Noah utility and Destruction  Derby on a PSone 
emulator, at Kit 4 Kidz in Leeds earlier this year, we had  tap to cycle between 
left-nothing-right-nothing-(and repeat) for steering, and  hold for a couple of 
seconds then release to cycle between  accelerate-nothing-reverse-nothing-(and 
repeat). Because Destruction Derby has  helpful barriers all around the track to 
help keep you on course, plus a  self-righting system if you get spun in the 
wrong way, it's quite playable for  someone with really accurate one-switch 
skills. You could also have a game with  auto-braking (e.g. F355 Challenge and 
Forza 3), and perhaps Mario Kart style  speed ups on the track.

p16 4.3: ...severe motor and visually  impaired players can only play games 
within a limited number of game genres.  Popular game genres [20] such as 
strategy, sports and role playing games are not  yet available to those groups. 
Unlike hearing impaired players, severe motor  impaired and visually impaired 
players typically face critical barriers  preventing them from playing the 
game.... I guess it depends upon the  degree of visually impairment, but wonder 
if some of these would be playable: http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/2/sd-sport.htm ?

My final thoughts links to the lack of games for cognitively impaired  players. 
I do agree that it's a complicated area, but when taking into account  learning 
disabled users, I'm surprised only a handful of games were found:

http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/games.html
http://www.graemesfreegames.com/
http://nanogames.com/index.htm
http://www.inclusive.co.uk/catalogue/acatalog/switch_friendly_games.html
http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/page_viewer.asp?page=Free+Program+Resources&pid=161

http://www.scottmckay.com/
http://www.marblesoft.com/products.php?group=1
http://www.shinylearning.co.uk/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/switch/

In my experience, a lot of more severely "learning disabled" people have  
reacted well to some one-switch games, or games that use relatively simple  
interfaces, such as eye-toy and basic joysticks. Some of course get on  better 
than I do with complicated games. 

Cheers,

Barrie.

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From: "Michelle  Hinn" <hinn at uiuc.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 9:02 PM
To: "IGDA  Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
Subject:  Re: [games_access] Game accessibility survey journal article

> I've  read the article and it is very, very good! Because the permissions are 
>owned by  the journal, he cannot post it online because they (Springer) are very 
>strict  with permissions. But he can send you a copy as he said. :) Eelke didn't 
>mention  it but he's second author on it and although it goes without 
>saying...the  quality is excellent!
> 
> Michelle
> 
> On Jul 4, 2010,  at 1:53 PM, Brannon Zahand wrote:
> 
>> Eelke,
>> 
>> Can I get a copy as well?
>> 
>>  Thanks,
>> Brannon
>> 
>> -----Original  Message-----
>> From: games_access-bounces at igda.org  [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] On 
>>Behalf Of Kestrell
>> Sent:  Saturday, July 03, 2010 7:15 AM
>> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG  Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [games_access] Game accessibility survey  journal article
>> 
>> Eelke,
>> 
>> May I  request an electronic copy of your student's paper on game  
>>accessibility?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>>  Kestrell
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message  -----
>> From: "Eelke Folmer"  <eelke.folmer at gmail.com>
>> To:  <games_access at igda.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 2:13  AM
>> Subject: [games_access] Game accessibility survey journal  article
>> 
>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> For those of you interested in: 1) a comprehensive overview  of
>>> academic literature on game accessibility; 2) a synthesis  of
>>> strategies used to make games for sensory, motor and  cognitive
>>> impairments; and 3) data on how many people in the US  are unable or
>>> limited in playing video games per type of  impairment, a journal paper
>>> called: "Game Accessibility: a  Survey" written by my student Bei Yuan
>>> is available online  at:
>>>http://www.springerlink.com/content/a0273kw751q71332/?p=3116a648a3a545a5b5f805933963a70fπ=0
>>>0
>>> 
>>> Email me offline if you would like a copy of this paper and you  don't
>>> have access through a university library.
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Best, Eelke
>>> 
>>> Eelke Folmer
>>> Assistant  Professor
>>> Department of Computer Science and  Engineering
>>> University of Nevada, Reno
>>> http://www.eelke.com
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