[games_access] Article: Valve: Game Accessibility Benefits Disabled, Able Alike

[Tim Holt]

Agreed about getting him in the SIG.  I used to work with Valve years back
and it's a fantastic company.

I believe that open mic means you don't have to do "press to talk" with
audio by the way.

Tim

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de> wrote:

> Hi Tara,
>
> make him a SIG Member :-)
>
> At the moment I would like to know what these "open microphones" are.
> Do they mean the microphones where you still can hear your real
> environment?
>
> Best regards,
> Sandra
>
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> Auftrag von Tara Tefertiller
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 22. März 2011 16:31
> An: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
> Betreff: Re: [games_access] Article: Valve: Game Accessibility Benefits
> Disabled, Able Alike
>
> Hello,
>
> I met this guy at GDC and was actually was on the phone with him last week.
> We chatted about this sort of thing. He is a really interesting guy, and
> very smart. And it sounds like Valve is really a great studio.
>
> He's leading some interesting tests at Valve right now, including work
> where
> players use eye trackers to play portal and using biofeedback to control
> the
> AI director in Left4Dead. If you have any questions about those tests, let
> me know.
>
>
> --
> Tara Tefertiller - Chairperson
> IGDA Game Accessibility SIG
>
> igda-gasig.org <http://igda-gasig.org/>
> http://gameaccesssig.forumotion.com/
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de>
> wrote:
>
>
>        Hi,
>
>        they write about some GA Features they use:
>        * closed captioning/subtitles,
>        * colorblind mode,
>        * in-game pausing in single player,
>        * easier difficulty levels,
>        * re-mappable keys/buttons,
>        * open-microphones,
>        * mouse sensitivity settings,
>        * use of both mouse and keyboard and gamepads, etc.
>
>        I do not understand what "open-microphones" mean?
>
>
>
>
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