[games_access] The AbleGamers Foundation 2010 Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year Award
hinn at illinois.edu
hinn at illinois.edu
Mon Jan 24 16:04:24 EST 2011
Nice! I'm glad to see the award go to a game in a genre that I also enjoy (I'm not much of an MMO player so I like how AG has been expanding out).
Will you guys be writing up a story for the IGDA perspectives newsletter again this year? It'd be nice to see this become an annual story to help raise awareness!
Michelle
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>Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:56:27 -0500
>From: "Steve Spohn" <steve at ablegamers.com>
>Subject: Re: [games_access] The AbleGamers Foundation 2010 Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year Award
>To: "'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List'" <games_access at igda.org>
>
> You know, not spam, but I wanted to say I agree with
> you. I used to love racing games and up until this
> one, they were completely out of reach for anyone
> who asked me what they could play with very limited
> mobility. I mean, who doesn't love fast sleek cars?
>
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> I'm glad to see they included options to make the
> game accessible while not interfering with the
> gameplay. If only we could get all developers to do
> that...
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>
> Steve Spohn
>
> Editor
>
> 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
> Tara Tefertiller
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 3:45 PM
> To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [games_access] The AbleGamers
> Foundation 2010 Accessible Mainstream Game of the
> Year Award
>
>
>
> Thanks Steve!
>
> I actually saw the link off Facebook and forwarded
> it around my office, who specialize in making racing
> games. I thought it was awesome I could show them
> that there is an awesome main stream title that was
> in our same genre that was accessible. It was sort
> of a "Hey look! Accessible racing games are
> possible!" kind of thing.
>
> --
> Tara Tefertiller - Chairperson
> IGDA Game Accessibility SIG
>
> igda-gasig.org
> http://gameaccesssig.forumotion.com/
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> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 3:39 PM, Steve Spohn
> <steve at ablegamers.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings all,
>
>
>
> The AbleGamers Foundation announced the winner of
> this year's accessible mainstream game of the year
> award this morning and I wanted to pass that along
> with the press release. Forza motorsports 3 has
> proven to be a very accessible console game and
> Microsoft was very pleased to receive the award.
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>
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> Please see below for more details, if you have any
> questions, comments, or concerns please e-mail me
> off list.
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>
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
>
>
> Steve Spohn
>
> Editor
>
> The AbleGamers Foundation
>
>
>
> www.ablegamers.com
>
> www.ablegamers.org
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>
>
> Find me on Skype! Username: Steve_Spohn
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> Contact:
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> Mark Barlet
>
> mark at ablegamers.org
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> (703) 891-9017 ext:102
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>
> The AbleGamers Foundation Gives the 2010 Accessible
> Mainstream Game of the Year Award to First Console
> Game Ever
>
> Forza Motorsports 3 earns the annual award for
> extreme accessibility in a videogame for Microsoft
> and Turn 10
>
>
>
> Harper's Ferry, WV - January 24, 2011 - The
> AbleGamers Foundation is proud to announce Turn 10
> and Microsoft's Forza Motorsports 3 is the winner of
> this year's Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year
> award. Each year, the AbleGamers Foundation looks
> at all of the mainstream video game titles released
> from Oct. to Oct. for the best use of accessibility
> in a game. Recipients must demonstrate excellence in
> accessibility by including options that allow for
> gamers with a wide range of disabilities to fully
> enjoy the game.
>
>
>
> One of the most inaccessible genres to a major part
> of the disabled gaming community is the racing genre
> due to the need to react quickly and make
> split-second decisions all while operating multiple
> buttons to play at even the most basic level. On
> top of that, console games almost always lag behind
> the accessibility options computer games can provide
> through third-party software, peripherals and
> assistive technology.
>
>
>
> "We are thrilled to see developers finally including
> accessibility options in console games," said Mark
> Barlet, President of the AbleGamers Foundation.
> "Microsoft and Turn 10 really impressed us with the
> extreme flexibility and number of ways you can play
> Forza 3 thanks to the options included in the game.
> Many of the gamers with disabilities in our
> community were unable to play racing games easily
> before this title."
>
>
>
> Forza 3 incorporates many accessibility features
> including auto braking, which enables the ability of
> gamers to concentrate on steering alone. While the
> accelerator is held down by either a latching switch
> or simply taping down the button, the entire game
> can be played with only two buttons. That kind of
> accessibility allows almost any mobility impaired
> gamer to enjoy the game. Not to mention the "rewind"
> feature that allows gamers to "do over" parts of the
> race, which is extremely useful for the cognitively
> impaired and those with low reaction time or
> dexterity.
>
>
>
> "Microsoft is honored and delighted to accept the
> Accessible Game of the Year Award from AbleGamers
> for Forza Motorsport 3," said Aaron Kornblum,
> Director Security Policy, Interactive Entertainment
> Business, which includes Xbox and Xbox Live. "We
> believe that making technology as accessible as
> possible will enable people throughout the world to
> realize their full potential, regardless of their
> abilities"
>
>
>
> You can read the whole story, and see a video of
> some of
> the flexibility offered http://ablegamers.com/u1a91
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> About The AbleGamers Foundation
>
>
>
> The AbleGamers Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public
> charity that runs AbleGamers.com provide news,
> reviews, and advice on disabled technology and the
> accessibility of mainstream video game
> titles. Eligible titles for this award are games
> published between Oct 2009 to Oct 2010. As an
> alternative to Serious Gaming, mainstream video
> games supply many disabled individuals and veterans
> with rehabilitation as well as social stimulation in
> situations where they may be otherwise shut out of
> society's idea of normal everyday life. Find out
> more at http://www.ablegamers.org
>
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>
> ###
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>
> For more information about this topic, the
> AbleGamers foundation, AbleGamers.com, donating, or
> to schedule an interview with Mark Barlet, President
> of The AbleGamers Foundation, call (703) 891-9017
> ext:102 or email Steve Spohn at press at AbleGamers.com
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