[games_access] Wii U (was AbleGamers live media at E3)

[Steve Spohn]

DC and DC2 are not accessible. 

Steve Spohn
Editor-In-Chief
The AbleGamers Foundation

www.ablegamers.com – community site
www.ablegamers.org – foundation website
www.gameaccessibility.com – learn the basics of game accessibility

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-----Original Message-----
From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of Sandra Uhling
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 5:45 PM
To: 'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [games_access] Wii U (was AbleGamers live media at E3)

Hi,

I would really like to know what will happen when you play Dance Central 2
with a wheelchair. Did you try it?

Do you know Kung Fu Live? It was not built with accessibility in mind.
But it is really possible to play the game sitting in a wheelchair.
I loooove it.

I am not sure about Dance Central 2 (I am too busy with Zumba).
But it would be nice when the developers try it out (sitting on a chair) and
maybe they will have a really nice cool idea????


When I play Zumba, I do not really have to fit the person.
Ok Zumba is not a game at all. With Zumba everyone can move like he want.
You can do also stupid stuff. That is ok. It is Zumba.

Maybe Dance Central 2 can also be fun, also when someone plays it in another
way?

Best regards,
Sandra


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] Im
Auftrag von Steve Spohn
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 8. Juni 2011 23:06
An: 'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List'
Betreff: Re: [games_access] Wii U (was AbleGamers live media at E3)

Direct links:

 

http://www.ablegamers.com/playstation-3-news/opinion-vita-bioshock-infinite-
wii-2-and-more-e3.html 

 

http://www.ablegamers.com/hardware-news/thw-wii-u-and-you.html 

 

Steve Spohn

Editor-In-Chief

The AbleGamers Foundation

 

www.ablegamers.com – community site

www.ablegamers.org – foundation website

www.gameaccessibility.com <http://www.gameaccessibility.com>  – learn the
basics of game accessibility

 

Skype ID Steve_Spohn

 

From: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of Michelle Hinn
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 5:04 PM
To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
Subject: [games_access] Wii U (was AbleGamers live media at E3)

 

No, I think Nintendo's out of touch!!! A very bizarre design direction for
them to take. 

 

I read that there's a way to sync it to your TV but you still need to use
the stupid screened console meets controller as controller #1. Apparently
additional players will need to use (lucky them though) other controllers
like the wii-mote and perhaps (not sure) a classic controller.

 

Michelle

 

On Jun 8, 2011, at 2:39 PM, Barrie Ellis wrote:





Agreed all round. The Wii U looks like a nightmare for broad accessibility.
Some of those games demoed look impossible to make accessible for a huge
range of people. Am I out of touch? I just looked at it and groaned...

 

Barrie

 

From: Michelle Hinn <mailto:hinn at uiuc.edu>  

Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 8:27 PM

To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <mailto:games_access at igda.org>


Subject: Re: [games_access] AbleGamers live media at E3

 

Thanks, Steve. I read one of the articles yesterday on the Wii U and it was
a very moving (and angering!) account about how Nintendo has taken the
direction that they have and all of the ways that it threatens to close yet
another avenue of gaming for the disabled.  

 

Keep up the good work with the coverage! 

 

Michelle

 

On Jun 8, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Steve Spohn wrote:





I hope you’ve all been following our E3 coverage. If not, it’s not too late.
Check out http://www.ablegamers.com/e3-2011/ablegamers-live-e3-2011.html to
keep up with our tweets, posts, video and live blogging from the E3 floor.

 

It’s a great time for game accessibility. This is, to my knowledge, the
first time E3 has had representation for disabled gamers live.

 

Steve Spohn

Editor-In-Chief

The AbleGamers Foundation

 

www.ablegamers.com <x-msg://1063/www.ablegamers.com>  – community site

www.ablegamers.org <x-msg://1063/www.Ablegamers.org>  – foundation website

www.gameaccessibility.com <http://www.gameaccessibility.com/>  – learn the
basics of game accessibility

 

Skype ID Steve_Spohn

 

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