Accessible Gaming will be making a showing at the public EuroGamer Expo 2010 in London’s Earls Court thanks to the fantastic Accessible GameBase. If you’d like a sneak preview of the accessible gear that will be on show between Friday the 1st and…
Year: 2010 (page 2)
My Golf Game
VTree’s My Golf Game has been on my keep-an-eye-on list for some time. Well it’s out and looks very nice indeed. Accessibility features include a range of input methods, including a one-switch mode (game-play only – not for the menus…
AbleGames 2010
The photos above are just a small sample from the hundreds taken at the AbleGames 2010 event. Following last years amazing event, I was really curious to see if Assistive Technology Partners’ could live up to the 2009 show. They…
PlayGamer Magazine featuring Accessible GameBase
Fantastic to see Bill Donegan, the guy behind the bulk of content on the Accessible GameBase, recognised in the gaming press. PlayGamer magazine have published a four page spread on gaming charities in issue 15 which is still in UK…
Reconfigurable Controls
So few games offer reconfigurable controls, which is bonkers when you consider: 1. How many alternative controllers can be attached to modern games consoles. 2. How many different people there are in the world who may like to use a…
Kinect: Milo and what could be…
Avoiding any mean-spirited Charlie Brooker type-comments, that is a pretty fantastic looking game. I haven’t been so impressed by a new style of game since I first saw Shenmue demoed in 1999. This said, there’s virtually no thought for alternative…
Eye Mario
Waterloo Lab’s Eye Mario system allows a person to play any NES video game using eye movements alone. The video above gives a basic overview of how this system works. For a more detailed break-down of how it works, they’ve…
Nathan Fouts says…
Nathan Fouts, author of Shoot 1UP, has blogged a list of excellent Accessibility Option Ideas. As the author of the game with the most accessibility features ever seen in a games console game, he’s worth taking seriously. Really looking forward…
“Are Wii Being Ignored?”
BBC Ouch! technology correspondant, Adrian Higgin-botham, has written a harsh but fair appraisal of the state of accessible gaming. In short, AAA 21st century video games don’t have much in the way of accessibility features. And those rare games that…
TIG Duels
“Your Mother, taught you well!” vs. “You were never much of any thing!”, the goading is a huge part of the fun in Tig Duels: For Extraordinary Gentlemen and Such Etc. It’s a really well balanced, thought-out, barmy fencing game…