[games_access] console chatting, domain www.gameaccessibility.com

[Barrie Ellis]

You can use a keyboard to play games on consoles if you are using either an 
appropriate adapter, e.g.:

http://www.xcm.cc/XFPS__3.0_Sniper_Plus.htm - XFPS 3.0 Sniper Plus (Xbox 
360) - readily available
http://www.xcm.cc/  - XFPS Rateup Adapter (PS3) - readily available
http://uk.gear.ign.com/articles/558/558944p1.html - Smart Joy Frag (PS2 or 
Xbox) - very rare

Alternatively - you could use an iPac based controller (such as my C-SID) 
and control games with a keyboard that way.

http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac1.html
http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/4/DIY/c-sid.htm

How any of these work with chatting by text I don't know though.

Barrie
www.OneSwitch.org.uk



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Reid Kimball" <reid at rbkdesign.com>
To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [games_access] console chatting,domain 
www.gameaccessibility.com


>I forgot to emphasize that while the consoles do allow keyboard like
> devices, I think most, if not all games do NOT allow them to be used
> while playing. Anyone know if that's wrong?
>
> On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 9:41 AM, Reid Kimball <reid at rbkdesign.com> wrote:
>> Chatting is usually done via the headset. I think but not positive
>> that the PS3 allows a keyboard and mouse to be hooked up and for the
>> Xbox 360 they have a small keyboard adapter you can plug into your
>> controller, about the size of a SideKick mobile phone keyboard I
>> think.
>>
>> I agree with you, for a long time I've wanted to see a Dasher typing
>> interface on consoles. MS has XNA dev tools for free, if anyone is
>> looking for a project to do, I think that'd be awesome. Build or port
>> Dasher to XNA and make sure it uses the Xbox 360 controller.
>>
>> -Reid
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:59 AM, Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de> 
>> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> console chatting:
>>> I do not know much about consoles.
>>> Is chatting only with a headset possible ?
>>>
>>> Maybe something like "dasher" can be used ?
>>> (that one, where you "drive" through an alphabet)
>>> Then it would also be much easier for normal gamer, that do not have a 
>>> headset.
>>>
>>>
>>> domain www.gameaccessibility.com
>>> One thought: it is used as reference in lots of articles.
>>> It would be sad, when it will be gone.
>>>
>>> Are there more article like: "sound alternative" and "mouse use in 
>>> audiogames" ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Sandra
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