[games_access] Paralympics Video game

[Koman, Robin]

I'm intrigued by the idea of a London Paralympics game.  What about
sponsoring a world-wide game jam focused on accessible Paralympics-themed
games to celebrate/advertise the start of the games?


Cheers,


Robin N. Koman | Department Chair | Game Design Masters
T 407.679.0100 x8921 | F 407.673.5306

³We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is
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     --Joseph Campbell




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>    1. Re: wheelchair rugby (Ian Hamilton)
>    2. Why is there no Official London 2012 Paralympics videogame?
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> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:19:34 +0000
> From: Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [games_access] wheelchair rugby
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> Yeah wheelchair rugby certainly has potential, a game that captured the
> physicality of the sport in as effective a way as that Paralympics commercial
> does would surely be a winner.
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>> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:06:47 +0100
>> From: "Barrie Ellis" <oneswitch at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [games_access] games_access Digest, Vol 102, Issue 12
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>> That Boccia game's already on the list, but thanks Ian, and fully agree with
>> your points. It's certainly the most fun of the bunch. You can play it using
>> an on-screen keyboard, and I know at least one-switch gamer that really likes
>> it (even though it doesn't have a one-switch mode - they play with support).
>> 
>> Would love to see the wheelchair rugby taken to the next level. I can imagine
>> an alternate parallel universe with SEGA Virtua Wheelchair Rugby in arcades.
>> Recon that would be a lot of fun to play.
>> 
>> Barrie
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> From: "Barrie Ellis" <oneswitch at gmail.com>
> Subject: [games_access] Why is there no Official London 2012
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> Worth a look: 
> http://blogs.channel4.com/paralympics/2012/06/29/why-is-there-no-official-lond
> on-2012-paralympics-video-game/
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