[games_access] Top 10 Accessible Gaming Features - wiki link and reply

[Barrie Ellis]

Top 10 Accessible Gaming features list is being updated here: 
http://www.igda.org/wiki/index.php/Top_Ten by Tim Chase.

Good point Jonathan re. the alternative controllers - I wonder how this 
could be implemented with Games Consoles. I know that if more games could be 
played using standard Arcade Sticks on Playstation 2 without the need for 
analogue controls, this would help a fair number of disabled gamers that 
have been in contact with me.

Regards,

Barrie
www.OneSwitch.org.uk




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>   1. Re: Top 10 Accessibility Features - rough draft from One
>      Switch (Jonathan Chetwynd)
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> Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 09:02:40 +0100
> From: Jonathan Chetwynd <j.chetwynd at btinternet.com>
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> draft from One Switch
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> barrie,
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> seems a good starting place, nothing stood out, perhaps:
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>     alternative i/o as in keyboard/joystick, pretty fundamental
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>     user controlled feedback on progress ie more/less, car racing is
> reported to have stunning feedback.
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> cheers
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> ~:"

> Brief Top 10:
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> 1. Volume controls.
> 2. User definable controls.
> 3. Broad difficulty level options.
> 4. Subtitles for dialogue and sound effects.
> 5. Trainer/help modes.
> 6. Easy to navigate menus.
> 7. Text to Speech.
> 8. Speed control.
> 9. Thought for partially sighted and colour blind gamers.
> 10. Simplified control mode option.