[games_access] Top 10 list

Mon Oct 1 18:38:13 EDT 2007

Hi Barrie,

That list looks pretty good to me. Only bullet 3 is kind of something
of the past. I see more and more manuel less games since its much
easier and accessible to provide in- game feedback e.g a tutorial
agent etc. I'm not against this format but would it be an idea to
relate these requirements to actual accessibility problems? E.g. why
is it important to have re-mappable controls? a picture of a quad
controller or a one button might help visualize the actual
accessibility problem rather than have a game designer wonder about
why that requirement needs to be implemented. We could actually go for
2 lists of 5 with a little bit more elaboration on the actual
problems. We could center it around our ghosts but maybe some others
have some good ideas?

cheers Eelke

On 10/1/07, Barrie Ellis <barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk> wrote:
> Top 10 list on the GASIG wiki is here:
> http://www.igda.org/wiki/Top_Ten
>
> Most up to date version here: http://tim.thechases.com/top10_2.pdf
>   1.. allow all controls (mouse, keyboard, gamepad) to be remapped
>   2.. add closed-captioning for all dialog and important sound-effects
>   3.. provide documentation in an accessible format (HTML or plain-text)
>   4.. provide assist modes (auto-targeting, training options, etc)
>   5.. provide a broad range of difficulty levels from incredibly simple to
> difficult
>   6.. make interface fonts scalable
>   7.. allow for high-contrast color schemes
>   8.. add audio tags to all significant elements (actors, doors, items,
> resulting actions, etc) in true spatial 3D
>   9.. allow for a varied range of control over play-speed
>   10.. announce accessibility features on packaging
> Still looks good to me - with personal one-switch wish lists being 1, 4, 5,
> 9 and 10. I think there should be inclusion of an alternative reduced
> controls option, such as with Electronic Arts Wii Madden game:
> http://switchgaming.blogspot.com/2007/07/well-done-electronic-arts.html -
> this does tie up with section 4, but I think we need to highlight this need.
>
> Barrie
> www.OneSwitch.org.uk
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "d. michelle hinn" <hinn at uiuc.edu>
> To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 8:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [games_access] same proposal in multiple tracks
>
>
> > >Sweet !
> >>
> >>Cool so can I help organize /coordinate the accessibility task force
> >>and use my physical appearance to intimidate game developers and get
> >>their asses at our talks?
> >
> > Hehe. Ok, but you have to tell me what an accessibility task force is
> > first! And remember I'm the "accessibility evangelist" (as Richard dubbed
> > me) so I'm always for multiple approaches because it spreads the word!
> > Yes, I think if you stood in front of the doors to other talks and pointed
> > at our room, looking super fierce that would help. ;)
> >
> >>What we need:
> >>- cool shirts
> >
> > So as Barrie found out...Cafe Press yanked our design. I'm going to shop
> > around town here at some t-shirt shops to find out cost per shirt and
> > where the quantity price breaks are. Can you do the same in Reno? Wherever
> > there's a university, there's t-shirt shops. Then we can compare prices
> > for bulk shirt orders. And we need some place who will print the ghosts.
> > :D
> >
> > Should we go with the file Barrie sent? That would make sense to me. It
> > might need to be tweaked in photoshop if we are going to print it on
> > black, which always adds a little extra work. Richard, can you help us
> > tweak Barrie's file so that it can be printed (and look good) on black? We
> > definitely needs some shirts of some sort for E for All but I don't know
> > where we can get them quickly enough if Vista Print can't do it.
> >
> >>- if only we had booth babes/hunks to help us.
> >
> > hmmmmm....this probably isn't gonna happen unless we figure out where we
> > can find a set of really good looking people who all want to stand at the
> > booth for free. :D So I guess we'll all just have to do our best to be as
> > baby (babish? babelike?) and as hunky as we can. Hmm...I just remembered
> > that my class is making an accessible game with sexual themes...well maybe
> > the graphics guys in the class can make us some avatars we can make
> > lifesize cutouts of? Lol.
> >
> >>- brief concise flyers with 10 little nuggets of knowledge that can be
> >>pinned to a game developers cubicle and provide immediate inspiration
> >>on how to improve his or her game. Draft topics list (lets vote on
> >>what should be on here & this is in no way a promotion of my work I
> >>suggest we keep the number of "adds' to a minimum maybe just a link to
> >>the igda / accessibility sig so they can find the rest from there):
> >>   1. Closed captions
> >>   2. Customizable controls
> >>   3. Slow
> >>   4. Assists
> >>   5. x
> >>   6. x
> >>   7. x
> >>   8. x
> >>   9.x
> >>10. x
> >
> > Well we have our current top ten list (it's somewhere on the wiki too but
> > I'm still madly typing) -- that has a lot on it. We can update it
> > though -- so far I think the ones you suggest are on the list. So maybe
> > take a look at the list we've used for the past two years and see what can
> > be consolidated, added, subtracted, better explained. And then we can
> > start there with the addition of other ideas and then we can discuss/vote
> > on what makes the cut for the flier. As you said, the rest can be on the
> > sig site.
> >
> > I think we're getting there for GDC -- I'm already feeling pumped now that
> > we have you looking at the "what to do when you aren't speaking" plan of
> > attack and I'll keep charge of the proposals and CMP stuff.
> >
> > So we do both and hopefully reap the benefits of having a real plan in
> > place for negotiating the talks AND the expo. There's no reason to drop
> > proposals when so many get axed anyway and they are important too -- but
> > networking is just as important and it will no doubt help get more people
> > into our talks and visiting our booth. And it's also something that
> > happens after a talk, during Q&A and when people come up to you to swap
> > cards with you. So with strong proposals like we have and a strong
> > marketing plan, it can only serve to help us!
> >
> > Kick. Ass. :D
> >
> > Michelle
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