Date post: | 28-Nov-2014 |
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GAMES ACCESSIBILITY FROM THE PLAYERS STANDPOINT
WHO ARE YOU AND WHY SHOULD WE CARE?
Games for Health ‘08
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Games for Health ‘08
What is an AbleGamer?• An AbleGamer is a guild mate, clan buddy, or
forum friend that, due to a disability, must approach a game with a different toolset than the average player.
Every AbleGamer is different.• Physical
Disabilities– Spinal Cord
Injury– Autoimmune
Disorders– Amputations– Brain Injury– Many more…
• Sight– Total Blindness– Partial Blindness– Color Blindness
• Hearing– Degrees of
Deafness
So what am I going to talk about.Physical Disabilities
Games on the PC
MMORPG’s
TO SOME, A GAME IS A GAME, TO OTHER IT IS A WINDOW TO THE WORLD
Stephanie Walker (aka Camilya)• Multiple Sclerosis• Plays EQ2 / Conan • Games let her connect with far away
friends.• She can “not be disabled” for a while• No one has to know she has a medical
issue unless she chooses to let you know.
• She can run, anywhere she wants.
How does Stephanie Play
Tim Donaghy (aka Akrin)• Quadriplegic from a boating
accident.• Plays WOW• Likes to connect with people
without being looked after.• Can do something without the
need for help.
How does Tim Play
Trends• Gone are the keyboard and mouse
setups.• Hardware makers are seeing that
gamers are the next big thing.
Trends
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The old way New Gaming Rigs
Some observations on AbleGamers
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIMEMark Barlet