[games_access] NSF grant for the development of an accessible client for secondlife

[d. michelle hinn]

Congrats Eelke! And you are right -- there is much to still be 
discovered. And good to know about the NSF PD being so supportive!

For those not familiar with the National Science Foundation, this is 
a "big win" for accessibility!

Any thoughts about a curriculum grant that you may have gained info 
on with the PD you are working with? Also, any thoughts about a 
multi-institutional grant across US universities so that we can all 
work on something together?

Great news!

Michelle

>Hi folks,
>
>I just received a 90k SGER grant from NSF to explore developing a 
>blind-accessible client for Secondlife. A proposal I have been 
>working on for quite some time. This grant will allow me to hire 
>some more grad students and help us get a better insight in what can 
>make virtual communities/3d games more accessible to a variety of 
>disabilities.
>
>
>I've been secretly working on an accessible client myself the last 
>few months and I developed a prototype which can be controlled using 
>voice (its mac only for now) and provides some minimum voice output. 
>I will release a prototype within the next few weeks, and I'm hoping 
>you some of you can provide me with feedback.
>
>The NSF program director that I contacted prior to submitting my 
>proposal is very very nice and interested in games & accessibility. 
>His feedback & support was very helpful in securing the grant, and I 
>hope this proposal will open up opportunities for us all to submit 
>grants to NSF in the future; helping people with disabilities play 
>games & gain a better understanding of what exactly makes games 
>accessible. I think there is still lots to be discovered.
>
>
>Cheers Eelke
>
>
>
>
>
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>Eelke Folmer                           Assistant Professor
>Department of CS&E/171
>University of Nevada              Reno, Nevada 89557
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