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Fun for Everyone: Assistive Technology for Video Gaming

Fun for Everyone: Assistive Technology for Video Gaming. June 26, 2014 Mark Barlet , AbleGamers Foundation Laura Hall, MATP Staff. Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC). A disability justice movement working to transform communities. Home of Michigan’s Assistive Technology Program

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Fun for Everyone: Assistive Technology for Video Gaming

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  1. Fun for Everyone: Assistive Technology for Video Gaming June 26, 2014 Mark Barlet, AbleGamers Foundation Laura Hall, MATP Staff

  2. Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC) • A disability justice movement working to transform communities. • Home of Michigan’s Assistive Technology Program • MDRC’s Web Page: www.mymdrc.org • Contactmdrc@mymdrc.org

  3. Gaming Then and Now The shift of video gaming in our culture “Outside Only” criticism Changes in equipment and consoles A massive expansion of the industry

  4. Why Include People with Disabilities? • Social • Conflict resolution • Friendship • Communication with friends and others from around the world • Skill Development

  5. Why Include People with Disabilities 2 Shared experiences and the disappearance of disability. Physical activity

  6. What We Will Cover • Elements of accessibility in the game and assistive technology for • Visual disabilities • Hearing disabilities • Cognitive disabilities • Mobility disabilities

  7. Visual Disabilities Changeable text colors and font sizes Color blind options High contrast target crosshairs Enemy marking Map recoloring/alternate views Speed Setting Text to Speech input

  8. Examples of Games with Visual Accessibility Elements Almost all games from PopCap Elder Scroll Online WildStar Call of Duty World of Warcraft

  9. Hearing Disabilities • Best covered in the gaming industry • Why closed captioning is so common • Don’t forget the ambient noises • Changeable fonts and text colors to reduce strain • Alternative Reactionary Input • Totally blind gaming options

  10. Examples of Games with Hearing Accessibility Elements World of WarCraft WildStar WatchDogs Many, Many more

  11. Cognitive Disabilities Tutorials and Sandbox mode Difficulty Levels Training Levels Intuitive Menus Enemy Marking Speed Settings

  12. Mobility Disabilities Alterative Configurations Camera Controls Re-mappable Keys Third-Party Access for AT Moveable/resizeable user interfaces

  13. Mobility Disabilities 2 Keyboard Movement Game Assists Input Devices Speed Settings

  14. Mobility Disabilities 3 Macroability Difficulty Levels and Fail Safes Save Points Sensitivity Sliders Click to Move/Mouse to Move

  15. Examples of Games with Mobility Accessibility Elements WildStar Call of Duty Star Wars The Old Republic World of Warcraft

  16. Assistive Technology (The Hardware) Adroit SwitchBlade Axis1,2,and 3 Many custom solutions 3D printers are letting people design things that we have never even seen.

  17. AbleGamers Foundation • Largest game accessibility advocates in the world • http://www.ablegamers.com • Our community • We have the largest database of accessible game reviews • The largest community of disabled gamers • http://community.ablegamers.com

  18. How to Contact MATP Phone: (800) 760-4600 Email: mdrc@mymdrc.org Web: www.mymdrc.org Twitter: www.twitter.com/MiAssistTech Blog: http://www.miassisttech.org/mdrcat/

  19. How to Contact AbleGamers http://www.ablegamers.com

  20. Questions and Final Thought “I believe that there is nothing more powerful for people with disabilities than the freedom that only video games can provide. It is an art form that allows us to run, jump and be whatever we want to be.” -Mark Barlet

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