Making Videogames More Accessible: How? Why? Mick Donegan
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The document discusses the importance of making video games more accessible for disabled individuals, highlighting the role of the SpecialEffect charity in promoting inclusive gaming. It includes examples of accessibility features in popular games such as FIFA and Call of Duty, which accommodate users with physical limitations. The text emphasizes the right of children to engage in recreational activities and encourages game developers to implement accessible design solutions.
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- 1. Making Videogames More Accessible: How? Why? Mick Donegan
- 2. Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Design Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education
- 3. “Gaze Interaction and Applications of Eye Tracking” “Brain-Computer Interfaces in their ethical, social and cultural contexts”
- 7. Take away…. •What the SpecialEffect charity does •An insight into the particularly benefits of access to mainstream videogames for disabled people •Some examples of videogame accessibility features (physical difficulties) •Where to find out more about videogames accessibility
- 8. The UK and Ireland
- 9. The UK and Ireland
- 10. “Make a Wish”
- 11. “Make a Wish” Technology
- 12. …for rehabilitation, communication, friendship, fun, creativity, …
- 13. Rights of the Child Article 31 (Leisure, play and culture): “Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities.”
- 14. Sculpture created with eye movement Alex Alex
- 17. Elliott
- 18. Christian
- 19. Charlotte
- 20. Henry
- 21. Becky
- 22. Isaac
- 23. Arlo
- 25. Elliott
- 26. Ben
- 27. Simon Everyone is a unique project…
- 28. ….requiring a unique solution
- 29. But there are some developers whose options include features that meet us half way.
- 30. FIFA
- 31. Reece Reece
- 32. Reece Joystick and two switches
- 33. Call of Duty
- 34. Can’t hold ADS (Aim Down Sight) button and shoot at same time.... but can toggle ADS button on and off (‘SCOPE’ switch). Shaz
- 36. Dirt 3 Driving assists such as 'Corner Braking' which slows down your car automatically when approaching a corner and 'Auto Steer'
- 37. Insert screenshot of remapping here Dirt 3 …also has full button re-mapping which enables people to configure their own controls.
- 38. Callum
- 39. Accelerate, brake & steer left & right all mapped to just left analogue joystick
- 40. Where we try it Where we apply it
- 41. Collaborators