[games_access] T-shirt thoughts.

[Barrie Ellis]

I like Richard's art a lot. However, I do agree that the joystick looks like 
it's part of the wheelchair, and might be a bit confused. I also like it 
being close to an arcade game, but I don't think the weathered look would 
suit us so much.

I'm wondering:

How good it would look in the middle of a T-shirt with Thomas's text around 
it in some fashion.

If it would look better with the joystick raised slightly off the 
wheelchair.

With Michelle's idea of a generic video game character in the chair / 
leaping from the chair grabbing the joystick and so on.

What about using graphics from Berzerk? Are Stern still in business? I don't 
remember a reissue of Berzerk. If not, maybe some of the graphics from a 
Vectrex which are public domain I believe if we're not making a profit? 
(Okay this bits a bit loose).

If the wheelchair design from my web-site would be of any use? I have a high 
res version we could tinker with if any one wants a go.

Cheers,

Barrie





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AudioGames.net" <richard at audiogames.net>
To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: [games_access] T-shirt


> Hi,
>
> These pics are part of the Game Accessibility project I'm involved in. The 
> joystick/wheelchair is to go with the arcade machine for the right 
> context. The wheelchair in the circle is actually a series of very similar 
> "circles": we also have the invaders on the arcade in a circle, as well as 
> several controller types and game/accessibility references > their 
> function is to brighten up the website. However, I can easily design a 
> couple of more logo's specifically for the IGDA if we come up with a few 
> ideas.
>
> Greets,
>
> Richard
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Reid Kimball" <rkimball at gmail.com>
> To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 11:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [games_access] T-shirt
>
>
> Haha, I think the pac-man in a wheelchair talking to a space invader
> (with a cane?) is great! I picture the logo being very large though,
> so that the text in the bubbles can be read. If not, seeing pac-man
> talking to a space invader should catch people's attention.
>
> I like the joystick in a wheelchair but I'm afraid people might think
> it's relating to electric wheelchairs that are actually controlled
> with a joystick.
>
> -Reid
>
>
> On 1/10/06, hinn at uiuc.edu <hinn at uiuc.edu> wrote:
>> I agree -- I like the weathered look too -- I keep seeing that
>> on all kinds of tshirts -- it's the latest rage. :)
>>
>> ---- Original message ----
>> >Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:48:47 -0600
>> >From: Tim Chase <agdev at thechases.com>
>> >Subject: Re: [games_access] T-shirt
>> >To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
>> <games_access at igda.org>
>> >
>> >> Here's some stuff I've been busy with for the Game
>> Accessibility
>> >> project: http://www.audiogames.net/aglogs/galogo.jpg and
>> >> http://www.audiogames.net/aglogs/gafiller003.jpg (will dig
>> up more next
>> >> week). I believe it was on this list (or at least on the
>> AGDev list)
>> >> several of us were thinking about such a design and came up
>> with ideas
>> >> like: "pacman with a cane", "space invaders with text
>> balloon", "gamepad
>> >> with accessibility icons", etc.
>> >
>> >
>> >I like the "weathered" look of that first one.  My drafts when I
>> >first started playing with ideas can be found at:
>> >
>> >http://tim.thechases.com/sig_access.html
>> >
>> >Consider 'em public domain, from my SVG editor to you :)
>> >
>> >-tim
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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