“It’s not that hard to understand the plight of the deaf gamer – just try playing Dead Space with the sound turned off. EA’s new sci-fi horror game is a showcase for big-budget production values, seething with smoky atmosphere and…
Author: Barrie Ellis (page 11)
Fundraising for Special Effect
The following is taken directly from Retro Remakes a community of game programmers and huge long-term supporters of the accessible gaming movement: “As you’re all no doubt aware, we’ve dedicated a category to getting some games made to help out…
Midnight Tune 3 – Namco Barrier-Free Technology
Following on from Atari’s race game SF Rush 2049 which featured an accessibility feature for gamers unable to work the foot pedals comes an adapted “Maximum Tune 3” from Namco. Namco are known in some circles for their Assisitive Technology…
Judecca: Mind Controlled Game
Square Enix and NeuroSky revealed a suitably Halloween timed game at this year’s Tokyo Game Show in Judecca. Supposedly when the gamer is in a relaxed enough state of mind they will see Zombies (which I’m guessing they have to…
Accessible Gaming – Living in the 80’s?
Graeme’s Free Games presently features some highly accessible versions of Namco’s all-time classic Pac-Man. All feature the option to reduce the number of ghosts as well as giving the facility to adjust the speed of the ghosts and your Pac-Man…
Let’s Tap – SEGA/PROPE potential one-switch game
Let’s Tap is a compilation of games and sensory activities made accessible on the Nintendo Wii by just tapping a box that a Wii-remote sits on. Some of the games are quite high-paced to look at, but the “visualizer” effects…
Ubisoft
It seems as though Ubisoft’s grand gesture to game accessibility stretches as far as adding basic text subtitles to future games. This is a good but very basic step. A little more appreciation of “The Sound Alternative” would have been…
COGAIN – Eye Tracker Game Competition
In a little bit of synchronicity with the Retro Remakes “Game For Helen” category, COGAIN have just launched their own Eye Tracker game competition: “Power of Gaze“. COGAIN (COmmunication by GAze INteration) have a short list of previously submitted eye-tracker…
Ubisoft Commits To Include Subtitles In Future Products
Ubisoft have started to listen to the deaf-community struggling with their games for want of some subtitles. Scanning through the comments over at Kotaku gives an idea of the problems gamers have had – and also some of the ignorance…
Strange Attractors 2
Strange Attractors 2 has arrived. It’s possibly the most polished and ambitious one-switch game ever written. Kick the Tyres here (the demo) or buy the full game for $14.95 (£7.50 ish). It’s superb. I love it. For those wishing to…