If you are looking for some accessible gaming present ideas for Christmas, the AbleGamers Foundation have a very useful 2010 Holiday Gift Guide. They’ve cherry-picked a range of accessible video games, the fantastic Trabasack lap-tray/bag, a great iPad mount and a number of…
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GASIG: Top 10 Ways To Improve Game Accessibility
1.Allow all controls (mouse, keyboard, gamepad) to be remapped.2.Add closed-captioning for all dialogue and important sound-effects.3.Provide documentation in an accessible format (HTML or plain-text).4.Provide assist modes (auto-targeting, training options, etc).5.Provide a broad range of difficulty levels from incredibly simple to…
To Hell with Johnny
Michi.nu have a reputation for producing games with some of the best thought out and diverse accessibility features seen anywhere. Their latest, To Hell with Johnny, goes even further, as demonstrated in the amazing top video. Great accessible fun for Halloween. Expect to see…
Xbox 360 Kinect Accessibility Round Table: Some Questions and Answers
On the 2nd of September Microsoft drew together some of the biggest advocates of accessible gaming to a round table event on Kinect, the Xbox 360 and accessibility. These included members of the IGDA’s GASIG (us!!). Amongst those who couldn’t…
Guante Pulsador
AccessAble Games have recently unveiled a simple touch sensitive switching system that can be stitched into the likes of gloves, sweat-bands and so on. It’s an inexpensive solution that may well suit many. AccessAble Games are happy to support people…
Accessible Gaming at EuroGamer Expo 2010
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…
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…