[games_access] Question about alternative control

[Barrie Ellis]

There's various ways and means, but scan and select systems for a one-switch 
controller will auto steps through an on-screen grid of functions / 
simulated keyboard-presses etc.

Typically it's a utility that sits on top of a game or application. Good 
features within a game to suit scan-and-select play are offering the ability 
to play within a window, turn based / step based play (or speed control if 
an action game, and way to reduce the pool of commands in the scan and 
select utility).

Hope that helps a bit.

Barrie

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From: "Sandra Uhling" <sandra_uhling at web.de>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 6:46 PM
To: "'IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List'" <games_access at igda.org>
Subject: Re: [games_access] Question about alternative control

> Hi Barrie,
>
> Thanks.
> Maybe you can describe it a little bit more.
>
> What kind of properties does the games need?
> e.g. it should be possible that another program can run at the same time?
>
>
> Best regards,
> Sandra
>
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>
> That's a scan and select system using a single switch. To the best of my
> knowledge, this system was invented in 1972 (known as the Tufts 
> Interactive
> Communicator) and has been used ever since as one way of opening up
> communication, environmental control, mobility and games.
>
> Barrie
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Sandra Uhling" <sandra_uhling at web.de>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 5:56 PM
> To: "IGDA GA-SIG Emailliste" <games_access at igda.org>
> Subject: [games_access] Question about alternative control
>
>> Hi
>>
>> There are some interesting videos on:
>> http://www.assistiveware.com/videos.php
>>
>>
>> But I do not understand how the games are controlled.
>> Maybe this video can be used in Workshops?
>> It would be great to have a short description that is easy to understand.
>>
>>
>> FYI:
>> We will have an advanced training for media educator and people who do
>> Media project with kids in their free time. This will not cost anyting 
>> and
>> At the end the people will get a certificate.
>> We call it "Inclusive media education" (Inklusive Medienpädagogik)
>> Games will be one modul :-)
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Sandra
>>
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