[game_edu] Language Neutral Games

[Brock Dubbels]

there is no such things as language neutral -- discuss

Best regards,

Brock
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Brock R. Dubbels, PhD.,
Consumer Insights & User Experience Design
Dept. Psychology, Neuroscience, & Behavior
McMaster University
Canada: 905.577.2535; USA: 415.968.9072

Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Games and Computer-Mediated
Simulations
Published Quarterly. Peer-Reviewed, Est. 2009.

On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Ian Schreiber via game_edu <
game_edu at igda.org> wrote:

> By "language neutral" I assume you mean games that use icons and pictures
> with a minimum of text?
>
> I'd look in the literature on UI design, iconography, and semiotics.
>
> And also look at language-independent games, of which there are many - not
> just board games, but also video games (think of how many retro arcade
> games, especially, had no text and minimal instructions; also look at games
> like Journey which have simple controls and no text throughout the
> experience).
>
> I would also say to look at not just language-neutral but also
> culture-neutral (some icons and colors have drastically different meanings
> across cultures) but in this case it sounds like the target audience is all
> of a specific culture so that's less of a problem.
>
> - Ian
>
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> *From:* Mike Reddy <doctormikereddy at gmail.com>
> *To:* game_edu at igda.org
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 26, 2015 3:51 AM
> *Subject:* [game_edu] Language Neutral Games
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have a student developing an educational game to teach primary school
> children about Bulgarian history. He¹s identified the need for the game to
> be accessible, through as language neutral an interface as possible;
> children as young as 5-7 could be playing. However, in his own research he
> has not found much information about language neutral design, apart from
> the sources I gave him on board game design. Any suggestions?
> --
> Dr. Mike Reddy FRSA FHEA
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