[games_access] Contactlist GA, for pedagogues / teacher ...

[Tara Tefertiller]

This is actually a topic Michelle was planning to tackle at GDC-

*Speaker/s: * Michelle Hinn (IGDA Game Accessibility Special Interest
Group)<http://schedule.gdconf.com/speaker/Michelle-Hinn>
*Day / Time / Location: * Thursday 9:00-10:00 Room 113, North Hall
*Track / Format: * Game Design / Roundtable
*Description: * One key issue that comes up whenever game studios include
accessibility features in their games is how to announce these features so
that gamers with disabilities and their friends, family, etc can easily find
out this information while shopping for games. While there are a few review
sites dedicated to providing the disabled gamer with this information, there
has yet to be an industry-wide standard for including symbols on game boxes
and in mainstream gaming websites and magazines. The purpose of this session
is to discuss how such a system can be created, who would be the responsible
group to approve accessibility ratings, and what design features this sort
of rating system would include. Come help contribute to the discussion of an
exciting new ratings system that can help even more gamers play your game!
*Eligible Passes:* All Access
Pass<http://www.gdconf.com/attend/passes.html#2102>
, Main Conference Pass <http://www.gdconf.com/attend/passes.html#2103>


On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Barrie Ellis <oneswitch at gmail.com> wrote:

>  I'd personally like to see PEGI, the ESRB and other similar organisations
> take on game accessibility ratings, tricky as it is.
>
> http://www.esrb.org/ratings/faq.jsp - About ESRB
> http://www.pegi.info/en/index/id/23 - About PEGI
>
> Barrie
>
>
>  *From:* Steve Spohn <steve at ablegamers.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 16, 2011 8:41 PM
> *To:* 'Barrie Ellis' <oneswitch at gmail.com> ; 'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG
> Mailing List' <games_access at igda.org>
> *Subject:* RE: [games_access] Contactlist GA, for pedagogues / teacher ...
>
>  But both AbleGamers and Gamebase have rating systems.  Do we really want
> the government coming in and telling us about how to rate accessibility for
> games?
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>
> Steve Spohn
>
> Editor
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> The AbleGamers Foundation
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> www.ablegamers.com
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> www.ablegamers.org
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> Find me on Skype!  Username: Steve_Spohn
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>
>
> *From:* games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:
> games_access-bounces at igda.org] *On Behalf Of *Barrie Ellis
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 16, 2011 3:05 PM
> *To:* IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [games_access] Contactlist GA, for pedagogues / teacher ...
>
>
>
> Personally, my focus at the GASIG is not on educational nor games used for
> rehab.  Games for leisure and pleasure is my main focus here, and how to
> open that up to as many people as possible. Yes games have side benefits of
> education and maintenance and development of skills and abilities - but it's
> the fun side I think is so important for the GASIG.
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>
>
> That said, these might be useful:
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> http://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/index.html
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> http://www.inclusive.co.uk/
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>
>
> But as for access, and if normal games for fun type games, they can go to
> www.gamebase.info, www.ablegamers.com, www.deafgamers.com,
> www.audiogames.net and so on for accessibility info on games. Not ideal,
> but until we get a ratings system in place...
>
>
>
> Barrie
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> *From:* Tara Tefertiller <ttefertiller at igda-gasig.org>
>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 16, 2011 6:39 PM
>
> *To:* IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <games_access at igda.org>
>
> *Cc:* Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de>
>
> *Subject:* Re: [games_access] Contactlist GA, for pedagogues / teacher ...
>
>
>
> Sandra,
>
> I was hoping that our thread in the forums would cover something like this,
> but there weren't many responses.
>
> What information are you hoping to provide the teacher? If you're just
> looking on providing links we already have a link page on our website.
>
> --
> Tara Tefertiller - Chairperson
> IGDA Game Accessibility SIG
>
> igda-gasig.org
> http://gameaccesssig.forumotion.com/
>
>  On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de>
> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> do we have a contact list about GA topics for pedagogues and teacher?
>
> Imagine a teacher wants to use game in the school
> and he needs information about Game Accessibility.
>
>
> At the moment the games do not have information about accessibility.
> How can they find out what games can be used?
>
>
> I have:
> www.audiogames.net, http://gameport.blindzeln.de (German)
> www.gamebase.info (One Switch Games)
> www.world-of-genesis.org
> www.lifetool.at
> www.igda-gasig.org
>
> It would be great to have one very good list.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Sandra
>
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