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

[Michelle Hinn]

I love your comment, Sandra:

> "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."

Yep, that pretty much describes Zumba -- just as long as you just keep going crazy, it's all good. :)

Michelle

On Jun 8, 2011, at 4:45 PM, Sandra Uhling wrote:

> 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:
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> 
> 
> 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
> 
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> 
> 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:
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> 
> 
> 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:
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> 
> 
> 
> 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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