[games_access] Big red barrel gaming for good series

[Michelle Hinn]

Perhaps you are right Barrie...perhaps it is time! Where should we start?


On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 3:10 AM, Barrie Ellis <oneswitch at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Maybe it's time to make that elusive game?
> http://www.auntiepixelante.com/twine/ - And that process in itself may be
> the engaging game, and do more than just mark time? I'm tempted (plus to
> make a two-switch accessible Twine game using TAB and RETURN, and
> accessibility guidance).
>
> On a different note, I liked this unusual game featuring a paralysed man:
> http://switchgaming.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-world-is-in-your-hands.html
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> Barrie
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>  *From:* Michelle Hinn <michellehinn at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:04 AM
> *To:* IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List <games_access at igda.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [games_access] Big red barrel gaming for good series
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> Terrific article and I look forward to the future articles in the series
> covering AbleGamers and SpecialEffect!
>
> Interesting to read about the author's social anxiety and gaming. I must
> say that I am still trying to find that game that will match up with my
> anxiety and depression that is engaging when I am struggling rather than
> ending up making me feel like all I have done is mark time. A very tough
> thing to crack open and potentially very individualistic. I'm wondering if
> the type and severity of these things lend themselves for certain games but
> not others. I imagine that some of the social causes of these also play a
> great role in what will work for some but not for others.
>
> Michelle
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> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Ian Hamilton <i_h at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Nice angle on the benefits of gaming from someone with social anxiety.
>> First in a series of articles too, others to include Ablegamers and
>> SpecialEffect:
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>> http://www.bigredbarrel.com/blog/2013/05/gaming-for-good-you-and-me/
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