[games_access] Fwd: IGDA-GASIG.Org Message

[Barrie Ellis]

It's a bit of a difficult question, and using quite loaded language, that 
I'd personally avoid: "games to help the rehabilitation of persons with 
mental disability".

There are many games deliberately aimed at learning disabled people, from 
SEN Switcher and the like onwards. I wouldn't call them rehab though. 
They're experiential, fun and or educational. Not rehab to my mind.

Cognitive disability covers a broad range of issues, including: memory, 
processing, language and control. There are some common things that can 
benefit the huge range of people who may be affected by those issues. Here's 
a few basics to add to the GA.com list: 
http://www.gamebase.info/magazine/read/wish-list-for-accessible-game-design_531.html 
(with some games detailed).

As for things like Alzheimer's, Dyslexia etc. - I'm aware of some bits going 
on in the background - but nothing much, as Thomas says.

Barrie






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From: "Thomas Westin" <thomasw at dsv.su.se>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 1:53 PM
To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List" <games_access at igda.org>
Subject: Re: [games_access] Fwd: IGDA-GASIG.Org Message

> Hi,
>
> this is interesting as the paper Michelle, Kevin, Dimitris and I wrote for 
> HCII 2011 concluded there seems to be very little research done in the 
> field of cognition related disabilities in games.
>
> I am very interested of taking part of her results.
>
> Here is one resource that came to my mind
> http://www.accessibility.nl/games/index.php?pagefile=cognitive
>
> Mvh / Best regards
> Thomas Westin
> Stockholm University :: dsv.su.se :: +46 73-707 86 86
>
> On 22Aug 2011, at 9:30 PM, Sandra Uhling wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> what about the games for Health email list?
>> Maybe they can help, too?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Sandra
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>> Hello!
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>> Does anyone have an answer to the question?
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>> Comment: Hi
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>> I'm a computer sciences student at the IUST University. And  I'm working 
>> on
>> the subject of "games to help the rehabilitation of persons with mental
>> disability,".I would ask you if there are some computer games, please
>> introduce it to me.
>> thanks alot
>> Samira Rezai
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