[games_access] Fun one-switch game I came across today

[hinn at uiuc.edu]

ROFL -- that is a funny game. But...Reid? You found this while looking up info about serious games? ;) But perhaps it's the "teaching of social skills" that they are going for, which of course is serious. :D

Michelle

---- Original message ----
>Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:30:02 -0700
>From: "Reid Kimball" <reid at rbkdesign.com>  
>Subject: Re: [games_access] Fun one-switch game I came across today  
>To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
>
>I love the "fartfart" flash game. I found that while research what
>Serious Games are.
>
>On 3/15/07, AudioGames.net <richard at audiogames.net> wrote:
>> Hahaha... those are good!
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Barrie Ellis" <barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk>
>> To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 10:20 AM
>> Subject: Re: [games_access] Fun one-switch game I came across today
>>
>>
>> > Thanks Tim.
>> >
>> > Here's another that isn't a pure one-button game, so is crying out for a
>> > more accessible interface:
>> >
>> > http://www.gameshot.org/games/games/fartfart.swf
>> >
>> > Dependant on your sense of humour, this is fun.
>> >
>> > Barrie
>> > www.OneSwitch.org.uk
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Tim Chase" <agdev at thechases.com>
>> > To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
>> > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 8:35 PM
>> > Subject: [games_access] Fun one-switch game I came across today
>> >
>> >
>> >> Today's UserFriendly.org link-of-the-day was a one-button game
>> >> that was rather addictive and quite well done:
>> >>
>> >> http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/flight-hamsters-p1.php
>> >>
>> >> Click once to launch a hamster into into the air, click again
>> >> (anywhere in the SWF) to smack it with a pillow, and then use the
>> >> button while the hamster is in flight to pick up power-ups to
>> >> extend your flight distance.  Distance for 5 hamsters is
>> >> aggregated for a final score.
>> >>
>> >> I managed to get over 300 feet on my best try.  I'm sure it's not
>> >> too hard to beat it, but I thought I'd share it with the list :)
>> >>
>> >> -tim
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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