From i_h at hotmail.com  Thu Nov 12 08:08:41 2015
From: i_h at hotmail.com (Ian Hamilton)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:08:41 +0000
Subject: [games_access] XB1 ease of access info
Message-ID: <DUB130-W43414E1539004DDE4E611991120@phx.gbl>

The features have been up on the preview for a while but officially rolling out today, so there's now some basic info up on the support pages about them. 
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/system/ease-of-access-settings
(the link to the narrator info won't work if you're outside the USA).
There is a nice little trick in there - you can use a USB keyboard as a zoom controller, freeing up the regular controller for gameplay, so you can still play while zoomed in. 
Ian 		 	   		  
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From thomas at westin.nu  Fri Nov 13 09:38:25 2015
From: thomas at westin.nu (Thomas Westin)
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:38:25 +0100
Subject: [games_access] Steam one-handed control remap for Skyrim
Message-ID: <BCC128AE-E6CC-455E-A00F-DD74B7640DE7@westin.nu>

Just found this:
http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/13/steam-controller-right-hand/ <http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/13/steam-controller-right-hand/>

/Thomas
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From barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk  Fri Nov 13 10:12:13 2015
From: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk (Barrie Ellis)
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:12:13 +0000
Subject: [games_access] Steam one-handed control remap for Skyrim
In-Reply-To: <BCC128AE-E6CC-455E-A00F-DD74B7640DE7@westin.nu>
References: <BCC128AE-E6CC-455E-A00F-DD74B7640DE7@westin.nu>
Message-ID: <CAEdM-4Kn0+7eOV9B2OxL395QjMOjnCLmA0GGjXJ973cL8VUS8A@mail.gmail.com>

Good stuff. Has anyone here tried one of those controllers? Any good?

On 13 November 2015 at 14:38, Thomas Westin <thomas at westin.nu> wrote:

> Just found this:
> http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/13/steam-controller-right-hand/
>
> /Thomas
>
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From eleanor at 7128.com  Sat Nov 14 15:23:20 2015
From: eleanor at 7128.com (Eleanor)
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 15:23:20 -0500
Subject: [games_access] Game for Toddlers
Message-ID: <56479838.3040304@7128.com>

If you know anyone looking for a game for toddlers, we have just 
released an international version of our duck game for blind VI or 
sighted 1 to 3 year olds.The game speaks in Spanish, English, French, or 
Chinese.

The child hits any key. The computer speaks the animal's name and makes 
the animal's sound:dog, bark, bark, dog. The child hits any key again. 
Each time, the computer speaks the name and sound of another animal. 
Suddenly the Duck appears, making loud quacks, and all the animals run 
away.  The animal sounds are fun and the illustrations are simple and 
large enough for a child with a small amount of vision to see.

The game runs on Windows. You can get Here Comes the Duck! from 7-128 
Software at www.7128.com <http://www.7128.com/>.

Eleanor Robinson
7-128 Software
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From eelke.folmer at gmail.com  Sun Nov 15 01:26:20 2015
From: eelke.folmer at gmail.com (Eelke Folmer)
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 22:26:20 -0800
Subject: [games_access] SimViz: visual impairment simulator
Message-ID: <CANMzimESBJnJbe9SU7gVjwsCu=OuYf2_CahJbezOLaaazKA83g@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

My lab made a visual impairment simulator for Google Cardboard
<https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/> that you can download it for free
in the play
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.humanpluslab.visimulation.simviz>
store. Great for quick accessibility inspections or to provide a better
understanding how a visually impaired person sees the world.

best Eelke

*Eelke Folmer* - Assoc. Prof. Human-Computer Interaction - University of
Nevada - eelke.com
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From thomas at westin.nu  Sun Nov 15 13:08:07 2015
From: thomas at westin.nu (Thomas Westin)
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:08:07 +0100
Subject: [games_access] SimViz: visual impairment simulator
In-Reply-To: <CANMzimESBJnJbe9SU7gVjwsCu=OuYf2_CahJbezOLaaazKA83g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CANMzimESBJnJbe9SU7gVjwsCu=OuYf2_CahJbezOLaaazKA83g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1DB9231A-BD32-4530-9A0C-DB1C2F1A69C4@westin.nu>

Very nice Eelke, 

Sadly I don?t have a Cardboard (or Android device) but this is a good motivation to save up for one (just struggling to motivate buying a XB1 and PS4 too just to show all nice new access features to my students...)

Best,
Thomas

> 15Nov 2015 kl. 07:26 skrev Eelke Folmer <eelke.folmer at gmail.com>:
> 
> Hi, 
> 
> My lab made a visual impairment simulator for Google Cardboard <https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/> that you can download it for free in the play <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.humanpluslab.visimulation.simviz> store. Great for quick accessibility inspections or to provide a better understanding how a visually impaired person sees the world. 
> 
> best Eelke
> 
> Eelke Folmer - Assoc. Prof. Human-Computer Interaction - University of Nevada - eelke.com <http://eelke.com/>             
> _______________________________________________
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From barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk  Sun Nov 15 15:19:17 2015
From: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk (Barrie Ellis)
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 20:19:17 +0000
Subject: [games_access] SimViz: visual impairment simulator
In-Reply-To: <1DB9231A-BD32-4530-9A0C-DB1C2F1A69C4@westin.nu>
References: <CANMzimESBJnJbe9SU7gVjwsCu=OuYf2_CahJbezOLaaazKA83g@mail.gmail.com>
 <1DB9231A-BD32-4530-9A0C-DB1C2F1A69C4@westin.nu>
Message-ID: <CAEdM-4Kdhv+_OTGjgv9GeYS78YSYSxnD2ipDhHm8SQK6SZdiUw@mail.gmail.com>

I can vouch for it, having an Android phone. Works really well. :)




On 15 November 2015 at 18:08, Thomas Westin <thomas at westin.nu> wrote:

> Very nice Eelke,
>
> Sadly I don?t have a Cardboard (or Android device) but this is a good
> motivation to save up for one (just struggling to motivate buying a XB1 and
> PS4 too just to show all nice new access features to my students...)
>
> Best,
> Thomas
>
> 15Nov 2015 kl. 07:26 skrev Eelke Folmer <eelke.folmer at gmail.com>:
>
> Hi,
>
> My lab made a visual impairment simulator for Google Cardboard
> <https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/> that you can download it for free
> in the play
> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.humanpluslab.visimulation.simviz>
> store. Great for quick accessibility inspections or to provide a better
> understanding how a visually impaired person sees the world.
>
> best Eelke
>
> *Eelke Folmer* - Assoc. Prof. Human-Computer Interaction - University of
> Nevada - eelke.com
> _______________________________________________
> games_access mailing list
> games_access at igda.org
> https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access
> The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> games_access mailing list
> games_access at igda.org
> https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access
> The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org
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From eelke.folmer at gmail.com  Mon Nov 16 01:00:44 2015
From: eelke.folmer at gmail.com (Eelke Folmer)
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2015 22:00:44 -0800
Subject: [games_access] SimViz: visual impairment simulator
In-Reply-To: <1DB9231A-BD32-4530-9A0C-DB1C2F1A69C4@westin.nu>
References: <CANMzimESBJnJbe9SU7gVjwsCu=OuYf2_CahJbezOLaaazKA83g@mail.gmail.com>
 <1DB9231A-BD32-4530-9A0C-DB1C2F1A69C4@westin.nu>
Message-ID: <CANMzimGmU-bDqx7hkYbOLUN=hs+RKbRcPOvALXSxAw1amJO8YA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Thomas,

Fortunately Cardboard
<http://www.amazon.com/Baoer-Cardboard-Valencia-Quality-Virtual/dp/B00LQ6ICJ8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1447653471&sr=8-4&keywords=cardboard+google>
won't
break the bank. I haven't been super involved in game accessibility but I
did read about all these new accessibility features that have been added to
game consoles, which is great (although probably to comply with FCC
regulations)

best Eelke

*Eelke Folmer* - Assoc. Prof. Human-Computer Interaction - University of
Nevada - eelke.com

On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Thomas Westin <thomas at westin.nu> wrote:

> Very nice Eelke,
>
> Sadly I don?t have a Cardboard (or Android device) but this is a good
> motivation to save up for one (just struggling to motivate buying a XB1 and
> PS4 too just to show all nice new access features to my students...)
>
> Best,
> Thomas
>
> 15Nov 2015 kl. 07:26 skrev Eelke Folmer <eelke.folmer at gmail.com>:
>
> Hi,
>
> My lab made a visual impairment simulator for Google Cardboard
> <https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/> that you can download it for free
> in the play
> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.humanpluslab.visimulation.simviz>
> store. Great for quick accessibility inspections or to provide a better
> understanding how a visually impaired person sees the world.
>
> best Eelke
>
> *Eelke Folmer* - Assoc. Prof. Human-Computer Interaction - University of
> Nevada - eelke.com
> _______________________________________________
> games_access mailing list
> games_access at igda.org
> https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access
> The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> games_access mailing list
> games_access at igda.org
> https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access
> The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org
>
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From chris at dual-ring.net  Mon Nov 16 04:20:17 2015
From: chris at dual-ring.net (Chris Ellis)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 09:20:17 +0000
Subject: [games_access] SimViz: visual impairment simulator
In-Reply-To: <CAEdM-4Kdhv+_OTGjgv9GeYS78YSYSxnD2ipDhHm8SQK6SZdiUw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CANMzimESBJnJbe9SU7gVjwsCu=OuYf2_CahJbezOLaaazKA83g@mail.gmail.com>
 <1DB9231A-BD32-4530-9A0C-DB1C2F1A69C4@westin.nu>
 <CAEdM-4Kdhv+_OTGjgv9GeYS78YSYSxnD2ipDhHm8SQK6SZdiUw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAGQfPvyZTRjT1xUiOaaOLtB10-QXJ=pTKPYTqJ7fkAXwGfokkw@mail.gmail.com>

I've also just ran it and it's simple but very effective.

One point - if you think of getting a cardboard to run it make sure that
you get one that the camera hole lines up with your phone. I didn't think
of this and spent five minutes wondering why it was very dark. Two minutes
of cutting later it was fixed but better to avoid the problem entirely.

Chris Ellis
ergohacks.com +44 (0) 7449976714

On 15 November 2015 at 20:19, Barrie Ellis <barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk>
wrote:

> I can vouch for it, having an Android phone. Works really well. :)
>
>
>
>
> On 15 November 2015 at 18:08, Thomas Westin <thomas at westin.nu> wrote:
>
>> Very nice Eelke,
>>
>> Sadly I don?t have a Cardboard (or Android device) but this is a good
>> motivation to save up for one (just struggling to motivate buying a XB1 and
>> PS4 too just to show all nice new access features to my students...)
>>
>> Best,
>> Thomas
>>
>> 15Nov 2015 kl. 07:26 skrev Eelke Folmer <eelke.folmer at gmail.com>:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> My lab made a visual impairment simulator for Google Cardboard
>> <https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/> that you can download it for
>> free in the play
>> <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.humanpluslab.visimulation.simviz>
>> store. Great for quick accessibility inspections or to provide a better
>> understanding how a visually impaired person sees the world.
>>
>> best Eelke
>>
>> *Eelke Folmer* - Assoc. Prof. Human-Computer Interaction - University of
>> Nevada - eelke.com
>> _______________________________________________
>> games_access mailing list
>> games_access at igda.org
>> https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access
>> The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> games_access mailing list
>> games_access at igda.org
>> https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access
>> The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> games_access mailing list
> games_access at igda.org
> https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access
> The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org
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From thomas at westin.nu  Mon Nov 16 16:09:06 2015
From: thomas at westin.nu (Thomas Westin)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 22:09:06 +0100
Subject: [games_access] SimViz: visual impairment simulator
In-Reply-To: <CANMzimGmU-bDqx7hkYbOLUN=hs+RKbRcPOvALXSxAw1amJO8YA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CANMzimESBJnJbe9SU7gVjwsCu=OuYf2_CahJbezOLaaazKA83g@mail.gmail.com>
 <1DB9231A-BD32-4530-9A0C-DB1C2F1A69C4@westin.nu>
 <CANMzimGmU-bDqx7hkYbOLUN=hs+RKbRcPOvALXSxAw1amJO8YA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <F63D2AD3-EA51-458D-9604-010F0B6091A9@westin.nu>

Yes Cardboard itself certainly is affordable :)

/Thomas

> 16Nov 2015 kl. 07:00 skrev Eelke Folmer <eelke.folmer at gmail.com>:
> 
> Hi Thomas, 
> 
> Fortunately Cardboard <http://www.amazon.com/Baoer-Cardboard-Valencia-Quality-Virtual/dp/B00LQ6ICJ8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1447653471&sr=8-4&keywords=cardboard+google> won't break the bank. I haven't been super involved in game accessibility but I did read about all these new accessibility features that have been added to game consoles, which is great (although probably to comply with FCC regulations) 
> 
> best Eelke
> 
> Eelke Folmer - Assoc. Prof. Human-Computer Interaction - University of Nevada - eelke.com <http://eelke.com/>             
> 
> On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 10:08 AM, Thomas Westin <thomas at westin.nu <mailto:thomas at westin.nu>> wrote:
> Very nice Eelke, 
> 
> Sadly I don?t have a Cardboard (or Android device) but this is a good motivation to save up for one (just struggling to motivate buying a XB1 and PS4 too just to show all nice new access features to my students...)
> 
> Best,
> Thomas
> 
>> 15Nov 2015 kl. 07:26 skrev Eelke Folmer <eelke.folmer at gmail.com <mailto:eelke.folmer at gmail.com>>:
>> 
>> Hi, 
>> 
>> My lab made a visual impairment simulator for Google Cardboard <https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/> that you can download it for free in the play <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.humanpluslab.visimulation.simviz> store. Great for quick accessibility inspections or to provide a better understanding how a visually impaired person sees the world. 
>> 
>> best Eelke
>> 
>> Eelke Folmer - Assoc. Prof. Human-Computer Interaction - University of Nevada - eelke.com <http://eelke.com/>             
>> _______________________________________________
>> games_access mailing list
>> games_access at igda.org <mailto:games_access at igda.org>
>> https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access <https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access>
>> The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org <http://igda-gasig.org/>
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> games_access mailing list
> games_access at igda.org <mailto:games_access at igda.org>
> https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access <https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access>
> The main SIG website page is http://igda-gasig.org <http://igda-gasig.org/>
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> games_access mailing list
> games_access at igda.org
> https://pairlist7.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/games_access
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From blindwolf8 at gmail.com  Tue Nov 17 13:43:16 2015
From: blindwolf8 at gmail.com (Dan Fischbach)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:43:16 -0500
Subject: [games_access] XB1 now has XB360 Universal Controller Settings
Message-ID: <CAEwet0Kv+-0FMAMiVrvqa29=HTAswjpW3Z5FesEJE_F1LX3+EQ@mail.gmail.com>

Unsure if this was posted here yet:

Xbox One update brings back Xbox 360's universal controller settings:
http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/16/xbox-one-update-brings-back-xbox-360s-universal-controller-sett/

***This message was sent from my cell phone so it may be more terse than
usual.***
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From blindwolf8 at gmail.com  Thu Nov 19 21:46:53 2015
From: blindwolf8 at gmail.com (Dan Fischbach)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2015 21:46:53 -0500
Subject: [games_access] Fwd: The November Issue of AccessWorld Is Now
	Available
In-Reply-To: <bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c5770122cec033.20151116142612@mail45.atl161.mcsv.net>
References: <bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c5770122cec033.20151116142612@mail45.atl161.mcsv.net>
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64 Oz. Games!

***This message was sent from my cell phone so it may be more terse than
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Proud NJIT (BS) and UCF/FIEA (MS) graduate
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From: "AFB AccessWorld" <accessworld at afb.net>
Date: Nov 16, 2015 9:28 AM
Subject: The November Issue of AccessWorld Is Now Available
To: <BlindWolf8 at gmail.com>
Cc:


        AFB American Foundation
for the Blind
<http://afb.us11.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=5309a54695&e=0122cec033>
TM          Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss

This issue features:

   - Editor's Page: *AccessWorld*'s Annual Holiday Issue
   <http://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=e8fb8eed8d&e=0122cec033>
   - AccessWorld 2015 Accessible Holiday Gift Guide: From Free to
   Extravagant, Something for Everyone on Your List, by Deborah Kendrick
   <http://afb.us11.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=fcb6a7fabe&e=0122cec033>

   This year, we've rounded up some gift ideas that you can give with
   confidence and pride to your friend or loved one who is blind or visually
   impaired. They range in price from absolutely free to hundreds of dollars,
   with plenty of sparkling ideas on the continuum between the two.
   - Holiday Shopping Using Your iOS Device, by Janet Ingber
   <http://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=e856797f9a&e=0122cec033>

   iOS shopping apps make it especially convenient to do holiday shopping
   anywhere. There's no need for a computer--just get your device and start
   shopping. This article reviews the Amazon mobile app, the Apple Store app,
   and RetailMeNot. The first two apps have items for sale while RetailMeNot
   provides discount codes and coupons for a wide variety of retailers.
   - An Overview of iOS 9, by Janet Ingber
   <http://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=a259ecceac&e=0122cec033>
   Recently, Apple released iOS 9, a new operating system for iPhone, iPad,
   and iPod touch. This new system provides VoiceOver accessibility
   improvements along with other general improvements. There isn't a downside
   to upgrading.
   - CrowdViz: Remote Video Assistance on your iPhone, by Bill Holton
   <http://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=b903703bbb&e=0122cec033>

   There is a new player in the video assistance arena called CrowdViz, and
   like Be My Eyes it is currently only available in the iOS App Store, though
   an Android version is also in the works. Unlike Be My Eyes, however, after
   eight complimentary video assistance sessions, new sessions must be paid
   for via in-app purchase.
   - College Success: More than Textbooks from Learning Ally, by Deborah
   Kendrick
   <http://afb.us11.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=d1de5514ee&e=0122cec033>
   Launched in April 2015 and still growing, Learning Ally's College
   Success program offers an online curriculum to guide students through
   acquiring the necessary tools to adjusting to life as a college student -
   and doing so with confidence and success.
   - sitecues from Ai Squared: Magnification and Speech for Websites, by
   Shelly Brisbin
   <http://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=c2007c02e4&e=0122cec033>

   sitecues, a tool developed by ZoomText maker Ai Squared, seeks to make
   the web easier to read for users who could benefit from text magnification
   or speech, especially those who don't use other assistive technology
   solutions.
   - 64 Oz. Games Promotes Braille Literacy and Fun At the Same Time, by
   Jamie Pauls
   <http://afb.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bd3c8fefc9f905f5ccf41c577&id=d76d2604e1&e=0122cec033>

   As you prepare to spend time with those you care about this holiday
   season, why not visit 64 Oz. Games and purchase some accessibility kits for
   games that you and yours can play together. It is evident that Richard and
   Emily Gibbs have a lot of energy and enthusiasm for what they do, and they
   have only just gotten started making accessibility kits for games that the
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From barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk  Sat Nov 28 17:04:57 2015
From: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk (Barrie Ellis)
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:04:57 +0000
Subject: [games_access] Fwd: Mersey Remakes
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Thought I'd share this. I often feel like stuff is poorly designed and/or
explained this time as regards usability. Gestures frequently poorly
explained, getting to the basics in phones/tablets/consoles far harder than
it should be, no thought for obvious quick access to essential features
(on/off..... answer phone and put into speaker phone..... library of my
content).....



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Date: 28 November 2015 at 01:16
Subject: Mersey Remakes
To: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk


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Posted: 27 Nov 2015 08:22 AM PST

I don?t know where the on/off switch is on the PS4. Up until yesterday, I
didn?t know where the disc drive was either.

I?ve had the PS4 for a year now, I use it quite a bit. And I have genuinely
no idea how to turn it on and off using the console itself.

At least with the whole not knowing where the disc goes in thing I?ve got a
vague excuse in that I very, very rarely put discs in anything that isn?t a
WiiU. I asked for a BluRay drive and burner when I got this PC built at
around the same time I bought the PS4. I?ve now used the disc drive on the
PS4 more times than I?ve used the drive in this computer. I?ve used the
disc drive on the PS4 precisely one whole time.

But the on/off switch? I have no idea.

At the moment, the closest thing I can compare me trying to turn the PS4 on
to is that scene from Flash Gordon where Peter Duncan sticks his hand in a
tree and hopes it doesn?t get munched on. I open up the cabinet under the
television (I?m old, old people have cabinets), I put my hand in and I just
push things, nudge things, press against the plastic of the PS4 in the hope
that at some point it?ll come on. I don?t know if my arm will get eaten but
you never know where the cat is going to be, it?s always pot luck in this
house.

I find tech from the past few years strange. I don?t know where the on and
off switch is on my PS4. I have to use a search engine to find out how to
do a lot of basic things with my phone and even now I know how to take a
screengrab, it seems kinda unreliable. Like, I?m pressing these buttons
down and maybe, just maybe it?ll do what I want it to if the stars are
aligned and everyone?s really quiet or something. I don?t understand what
most of the icons on most of the recent apps on my iPad actually do since
the past few years has seen flat minimalist design take a hold over
usability. I shudder every time I have to open the Windows 10 ?Windows
10-y? options screens on my computer because they?re caught somewhere
between ugly and unfathomable.

It seemed that for a few years we were designing tech to solve usability
problems, to make things clearer. And then here we are. A plastic slab
where I have to try and guess where the on button is and most of my tech
full of icons that have no real world equivalence I can draw from, lines,
arrows, hamburgers. It feels like everything is trying to become the sort
of opaque that we held Blender in special regard for and I don?t understand
it.

I?m not sure why we?re at the point where the sanctity of our designs takes
precedence over the ability to easily discover basic usability features but
fuck, I hope we get out of it soon.
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From i_h at hotmail.com  Mon Nov 30 06:42:00 2015
From: i_h at hotmail.com (Ian Hamilton)
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:42:00 +0000
Subject: [games_access] Fwd: Mersey Remakes
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Apple (Jony Ive in particular) has a lot to answer for, on the software side as well as hardware.. pretty telling that they had to go back in and add in accessibility settings to address some of their horrible iOS8 design decisions. It's what happens when you focus on desirability at the expense of usability, instead of the two contributing to each other.
It has been particularly frustrating considering that a great deal of cognitive accessibility is just usability under a bigger lens, what's annoying or confusing or vague for most is severe or exclusionary for others.
It has been a general trend across industries over the past few years, rebelling against skeuomorphism by making things as flat and subtle as possible. But there are a few sane people still out there who understand that it doesn't have to be one end of the spectrum or the other, that it is actually possible to avoid unnecessary clutter without avoiding affordances too. 
The pendulum is starting to swing back again a bit, Google's Material Design that they introduced with in the most recent versions of the OS is a bit better at this kind of stuff, with some recommendations for buttons to like buttons (https://material-design.storage.googleapis.com/publish/material_v_4/material_ext_publish/0B3T7oTWa3HiFRmZDbzdkSEp0ZEk/components-buttons-raisedbuttons.webm) and so on.
This should be required reading for every designer (and an interesting read for anyone, I'd highly recommend it): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Design-Everyday-Things-revised-expanded/dp/0262525674.
Ian
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2015 22:04:57 +0000
From: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk
To: games_access at igda.org
Subject: [games_access] Fwd: Mersey Remakes

Thought I'd share this. I often feel like stuff is poorly designed and/or explained this time as regards usability. Gestures frequently poorly explained, getting to the basics in phones/tablets/consoles far harder than it should be, no thought for obvious quick access to essential features (on/off..... answer phone and put into speaker phone..... library of my content).....


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Date: 28 November 2015 at 01:16
Subject: Mersey Remakes
To: barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk















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Posted: 27 Nov 2015 08:22 AM PST
I don?t know where the on/off switch is on the PS4. Up until yesterday, I didn?t know where the disc drive was either. 

I?ve had the PS4 for a year now, I use it quite a bit. And I have genuinely no idea how to turn it on and off using the console itself.

At least with the whole not knowing where the disc goes in thing I?ve got a vague excuse in that I very, very rarely put discs in anything that isn?t a WiiU. I asked for a BluRay drive and burner when I got this PC built at around the same time I bought the PS4. I?ve now used the disc drive on the PS4 more times than I?ve used the drive in this computer. I?ve used the disc drive on the PS4 precisely one whole time. 

But the on/off switch? I have no idea.

At the moment, the closest thing I can compare me trying to turn the PS4 on to is that scene from Flash Gordon where Peter Duncan sticks his hand in a tree and hopes it doesn?t get munched on. I open up the cabinet under the television (I?m old, old people have cabinets), I put my hand in and I just push things, nudge things, press against the plastic of the PS4 in the hope that at some point it?ll come on. I don?t know if my arm will get eaten but you never know where the cat is going to be, it?s always pot luck in this house.

I find tech from the past few years strange. I don?t know where the on and off switch is on my PS4. I have to use a search engine to find out how to do a lot of basic things with my phone and even now I know how to take a screengrab, it seems kinda unreliable. Like, I?m pressing these buttons down and maybe, just maybe it?ll do what I want it to if the stars are aligned and everyone?s really quiet or something. I don?t understand what most of the icons on most of the recent apps on my iPad actually do since the past few years has seen flat minimalist design take a hold over usability. I shudder every time I have to open the Windows 10 ?Windows 10-y? options screens on my computer because they?re caught somewhere between ugly and unfathomable.

It seemed that for a few years we were designing tech to solve usability problems, to make things clearer. And then here we are. A plastic slab where I have to try and guess where the on button is and most of my tech full of icons that have no real world equivalence I can draw from, lines, arrows, hamburgers. It feels like everything is trying to become the sort of opaque that we held Blender in special regard for and I don?t understand it. 

I?m not sure why we?re at the point where the sanctity of our designs takes precedence over the ability to easily discover basic usability features but fuck, I hope we get out of it soon.


    






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