[games_access] Comercial Universally Accessible games

Thu Sep 1 14:59:25 EDT 2011

I'd also make mention of the wonderful Nanogames from Dennis Asher (New Zealand): http://www.nanogames.com/

This commercial (on-line only) package has some wonderful accessibility features. Not Universally Accessible - but does have a broad range of excellent features.

Barrie

From: i_h at hotmail.com 
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 2:10 PM
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Also although not strictly commercial we're a public service broadcaster.. Decent budgets and production values, just no charge for the output. There's a high profile suite of simple games for preschoolers with profound and multiple disabilities about to be released, some nice config options in it (switch access, visual complexity, fine controls over motor & cognitive ability required for gameplay).. While not the type of content that commercial organisations develop, its a useful example of what's possible.. Should be out mid-late Sept, will keep you posted.

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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:52:03 -0400
From: Eleanor Robinson <eleanor at 7128.com>
Subject: Re: [games_access] Comercial Universally Accessible games
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On 8/30/2011 9:41 PM, P Hogan wrote:
> G'day everyone,
>
> I'm a student at RMIT Uni Australia, and was intrigued by the work
> done at FORTH ICS in regards to creating games that can be tailored on
> they fly to suit different people with different needs. (
> http://www.ics.forth.gr/hci/ua-games )
>
> My question was: has anyone made a commercial game using all or part
> of these principles?
>
> I feel it would be hard to encourage companies to use it if there was
> no commercially viable game to set a precedent...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pat
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Hi Pat

While we are a small company, we are a commercial game company.  We have 
a control panel that allows the player to set a number of parameters to 
meet his or her needs.  We have a speed control that allows the player 
to slow a game down, a setting for voice control users that tells them 
what to say to control our games; a game voice control that will allow 
our blind-accessible games to be self voiced with SAPI; a screen reader 
control that allows certain screen readers to be used with our games; a 
video control that will allow a video to be played sound only;  a big 
type control that increases the size of all type; a captions control 
that will add captions to a video; a music control that will turn 
background music off for easier hearing of the game voice; the idle twit 
button that, if you have not done any action for 60 seconds will tell 
you the options available to you at that point.   These controls can be 
set at any point by selecting the controls button which is on the screen 
and available in the tab order.

I believe these type of controls allow a player to increase the 
accessibility for them "on the fly" as you were asking about in your Email.

Check us out at www.7128.com.

Eleanor Robinson
7-128 Software

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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:53:05 -0400
From: UBALBO FLORIO <arthit73 at cablespeed.com>
Subject: Re: [games_access] Red Bull launches browser game with face
control
To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <games_access at igda.org>
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wow!
when is this coming out !?:)

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>
> FYI:
> First english (translated with google)
> then German.
>
> Red Bull launches browser game with face control
> World champion Sebastian Vettel for a test ride in "Formula Face" Great view
> World champion Sebastian Vettel for a test ride in "Formula Face"
> Not only in the real Formula 1, even on virtual routes is Red Bull really
> step: Under the aptly named "Formula Face", the racing team owner launched a
> browser-racing game that is controlled not traditional mouse, keyboard or
> gamepad, but via webcam leaves. According to the company, this is the first
> browser to play racing game that relies on facial expression control. Choose
> from Formula 1, NASCAR and Rally cars. The avatar can customize their own
> webcam via the snapshot. To maneuver the car on the track, the player tends
> to head to the left and right. A wink of the eye activates the turbo boost.
>
> On the courses can be, like in the "Mario Kart" titles, extras like wings,
> glue or scissors to collect, which are activated by a smile. Other features
> will keep players at the bar: Extra points beckon if the user specified
> grimaces mimic as closely as possible. The resulting photos can be just like
> their own best times are uploaded to Facebook. In addition, players can
> cobble together a print version of their avatar's Paper Craft and.
>
> Source: GamesMarkt.de
>
>
> ***********************************************
> Red Bull startet Browsergame mit Gesichtssteuerung
>
> Weltmeister Sebastian Vettel bei einer Probefahrt in "Formula Face"
> Gro?ansicht
> Weltmeister Sebastian Vettel bei einer Probefahrt in "Formula Face"
> Nicht nur in der realen Formel 1, auch auf virtuellen Strecken gibt Red Bull
> m?chtig Gas: Unter dem passenden Namen "Formula Face" hat der
> Rennstallinhaber ein Browser-Rennspiel gelauncht, das sich nicht herk?mmlich
> per Maus, Tastatur oder Gamepad, sondern per Webcam steuern l?sst. Laut
> Firmenangaben handelt es sich dabei um das erste Browserspiel-Rennspiel, das
> auf Mimiksteuerung setzt. Zur Auswahl stehen Formel-1, Nascar- und
> Rally-Autos. Der eigene Avatar l?sst sich per Webcam-Schnappschuss
> individualisieren. Um den Wagen ?ber die Strecke zu man?vrieren, neigt der
> Spieler den Kopf nach links und rechts. Ein Augenzwinkern aktiviert den
> Turboboost.
>
> Auf den Kursen lassen sich, ?hnlich wie in den "Mario Kart"-Titeln, Extras
> wie Fl?gel, Kleber oder Scheren einsammeln, die durch ein L?cheln aktiviert
> werden. Weitere Features sollen die Spieler bei der Stange halten:
> Extrapunkte winken, wenn die Nutzer vorgegebene Grimassen m?glichst exakt
> nachahmen. Die dabei entstandenen Fotos k?nnen ebenso wie die eigenen
> Bestzeiten auf Facebook hochgeladen werden. Zus?tzlich k?nnen die Spieler
> eine Papercraft-Version ihres Avatars ausdrucken und zusammenbasteln.
>
> Quelle: GamesMarkt.de
>
> _______________________________________________
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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:55:53 -0400
From: UBALBO FLORIO <arthit73 at cablespeed.com>
Subject: Re: [games_access] Red Bull launches browser game with face
control
To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <games_access at igda.org>
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im TIRED of quadcontroler!! hurts my mouth & wii is only a few games
without pushing buttons lol

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 1:53 PM, UBALBO FLORIO <arthit73 at cablespeed.com> wrote:
> wow!
> when is this coming out !?:)
>
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> FYI:
>> First english (translated with google)
>> then German.
>>
>> Red Bull launches browser game with face control
>> World champion Sebastian Vettel for a test ride in "Formula Face" Great view
>> World champion Sebastian Vettel for a test ride in "Formula Face"
>> Not only in the real Formula 1, even on virtual routes is Red Bull really
>> step: Under the aptly named "Formula Face", the racing team owner launched a
>> browser-racing game that is controlled not traditional mouse, keyboard or
>> gamepad, but via webcam leaves. According to the company, this is the first
>> browser to play racing game that relies on facial expression control. Choose
>> from Formula 1, NASCAR and Rally cars. The avatar can customize their own
>> webcam via the snapshot. To maneuver the car on the track, the player tends
>> to head to the left and right. A wink of the eye activates the turbo boost.
>>
>> On the courses can be, like in the "Mario Kart" titles, extras like wings,
>> glue or scissors to collect, which are activated by a smile. Other features
>> will keep players at the bar: Extra points beckon if the user specified
>> grimaces mimic as closely as possible. The resulting photos can be just like
>> their own best times are uploaded to Facebook. In addition, players can
>> cobble together a print version of their avatar's Paper Craft and.
>>
>> Source: GamesMarkt.de
>>
>>
>> ***********************************************
>> Red Bull startet Browsergame mit Gesichtssteuerung
>>
>> Weltmeister Sebastian Vettel bei einer Probefahrt in "Formula Face"
>> Gro?ansicht
>> Weltmeister Sebastian Vettel bei einer Probefahrt in "Formula Face"
>> Nicht nur in der realen Formel 1, auch auf virtuellen Strecken gibt Red Bull
>> m?chtig Gas: Unter dem passenden Namen "Formula Face" hat der
>> Rennstallinhaber ein Browser-Rennspiel gelauncht, das sich nicht herk?mmlich
>> per Maus, Tastatur oder Gamepad, sondern per Webcam steuern l?sst. Laut
>> Firmenangaben handelt es sich dabei um das erste Browserspiel-Rennspiel, das
>> auf Mimiksteuerung setzt. Zur Auswahl stehen Formel-1, Nascar- und
>> Rally-Autos. Der eigene Avatar l?sst sich per Webcam-Schnappschuss
>> individualisieren. Um den Wagen ?ber die Strecke zu man?vrieren, neigt der
>> Spieler den Kopf nach links und rechts. Ein Augenzwinkern aktiviert den
>> Turboboost.
>>
>> Auf den Kursen lassen sich, ?hnlich wie in den "Mario Kart"-Titeln, Extras
>> wie Fl?gel, Kleber oder Scheren einsammeln, die durch ein L?cheln aktiviert
>> werden. Weitere Features sollen die Spieler bei der Stange halten:
>> Extrapunkte winken, wenn die Nutzer vorgegebene Grimassen m?glichst exakt
>> nachahmen. Die dabei entstandenen Fotos k?nnen ebenso wie die eigenen
>> Bestzeiten auf Facebook hochgeladen werden. Zus?tzlich k?nnen die Spieler
>> eine Papercraft-Version ihres Avatars ausdrucken und zusammenbasteln.
>>
>> Quelle: GamesMarkt.de
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> games_access mailing list
>> games_access at igda.org
>> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access
>> The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org
>>
>

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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:44:28 +0100
From: "Barrie Ellis" <oneswitch at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [games_access] Red Bull launches browser game with face
control
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Works on my machine. You have to tilt your head a lot to the left or right to steer. Not my idea of a face-tracker really. Quite fun unless neck ache kicks in.

Barrie

From: Javier Mairena 
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:57 PM
To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List 
Subject: Re: [games_access] Red Bull launches browser game with face control

The game is here:
http://www.redbull.de/cs/Satellite/de_DE/Red-Bull-Formula-Face/001243074503210

But my webcam doesn't works with it. Is the first game that don't like my webcam. 

On 31 August 2011 13:46, Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de> wrote:

 Hello,

 FYI:
 First english (translated with google)
 then German.

 Red Bull launches browser game with face control
 World champion Sebastian Vettel for a test ride in "Formula Face" Great view
 World champion Sebastian Vettel for a test ride in "Formula Face"
 Not only in the real Formula 1, even on virtual routes is Red Bull really
 step: Under the aptly named "Formula Face", the racing team owner launched a
 browser-racing game that is controlled not traditional mouse, keyboard or
 gamepad, but via webcam leaves. According to the company, this is the first
 browser to play racing game that relies on facial expression control. Choose
 from Formula 1, NASCAR and Rally cars. The avatar can customize their own
 webcam via the snapshot. To maneuver the car on the track, the player tends
 to head to the left and right. A wink of the eye activates the turbo boost.

 On the courses can be, like in the "Mario Kart" titles, extras like wings,
 glue or scissors to collect, which are activated by a smile. Other features
 will keep players at the bar: Extra points beckon if the user specified
 grimaces mimic as closely as possible. The resulting photos can be just like
 their own best times are uploaded to Facebook. In addition, players can
 cobble together a print version of their avatar's Paper Craft and.

 Source: GamesMarkt.de

 ***********************************************
 Red Bull startet Browsergame mit Gesichtssteuerung

 Weltmeister Sebastian Vettel bei einer Probefahrt in "Formula Face"
 Gro?ansicht
 Weltmeister Sebastian Vettel bei einer Probefahrt in "Formula Face"
 Nicht nur in der realen Formel 1, auch auf virtuellen Strecken gibt Red Bull
 m?chtig Gas: Unter dem passenden Namen "Formula Face" hat der
 Rennstallinhaber ein Browser-Rennspiel gelauncht, das sich nicht herk?mmlich
 per Maus, Tastatur oder Gamepad, sondern per Webcam steuern l?sst. Laut
 Firmenangaben handelt es sich dabei um das erste Browserspiel-Rennspiel, das
 auf Mimiksteuerung setzt. Zur Auswahl stehen Formel-1, Nascar- und
 Rally-Autos. Der eigene Avatar l?sst sich per Webcam-Schnappschuss
 individualisieren. Um den Wagen ?ber die Strecke zu man?vrieren, neigt der
 Spieler den Kopf nach links und rechts. Ein Augenzwinkern aktiviert den
 Turboboost.

 Auf den Kursen lassen sich, ?hnlich wie in den "Mario Kart"-Titeln, Extras
 wie Fl?gel, Kleber oder Scheren einsammeln, die durch ein L?cheln aktiviert
 werden. Weitere Features sollen die Spieler bei der Stange halten:
 Extrapunkte winken, wenn die Nutzer vorgegebene Grimassen m?glichst exakt
 nachahmen. Die dabei entstandenen Fotos k?nnen ebenso wie die eigenen
 Bestzeiten auf Facebook hochgeladen werden. Zus?tzlich k?nnen die Spieler
 eine Papercraft-Version ihres Avatars ausdrucken und zusammenbasteln.

 Quelle: GamesMarkt.de

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Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 12:28:10 +0000
From: Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [games_access] games_access Digest, Vol 90, Issue 24
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Hi Sandra, replying to the group in case anyone else finds this useful.
Your red eyes against green bushes.. we had a very similar problem on one of our games, red clickable apples against a green tree. The red apples and green tree were straight from the associated TV show so we had no choice over using them, so to get around this we did the following -
- White highlight to provide difference in brightness, as the red/green had to have similar brightness to match the TV props- Slight pink to the red to provide difference in colour.. still looks red to most people, but for deut/prot it looks blue instead of green/brown- More prominent outline/shadow
I've done a quick example for your augen game, this shows the difference that two of these make - white highlight and slight pink tint.    
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