[games_access] Game Accessibility not part of the conference about digital barriers

[Thomas Westin]

yes, according to Huizinga, play and games have in various (later stages of) culture all of the world not been considered socially accepted; play among adults is only allowed in the ritual, or poetry etc. Play can be very seriuos indeed. The term serious games is a paradox but also a very expressive as a way to say play but not play - with the underlying purpose of making games socially accepted. 

So the reaction to games may be understood this way; however disappointing

Kind regards,
Thomas

(Sent from my mobile)

On 22 aug 2012, at 23:53, "Sandra Uhling" <sandra_uhling at web.de> wrote:

>  
> The name is: „Digital informiert im Job integriert.“
> They are from the side of people with a disability, that sucks the most.
> But I am used to it that also this kind of organisation do not like this topic.
> They are “old” and do not like games???
>  
> 19. and 20. september 2012 in Berlin, Germany
>  
> The big problem: usually they think about Web Accessibility.
> Although the CRPD request for a “no-gap solution”.
> This includes everything: home, mobility to work, office, software (!), …
>  
> I sent them regularly news about serious games.
> They should know about it. Games are used for education, training, recruitment …
> Imagine someone cannot play a game because of a barrier, but this barrier
> will not be at the work place. That is discriminiation.
>  
> Ok the big problem behind this: Web Accessibility is easy.
> Game Accessibility is difficult. They had to admit that the state
> has to put money into research for this.
>  
> Sometimes people think web pages = software, games = software
> Rules for web => rules for games.
>  
> But I think the truth problem is that games are still not accepted.
> Simple easy, … but stupid.
>  
>  
>  
> Original: http://www.di-ji.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=190&Itemid=103&lang=de
>  
> Google translate: http://translate.google.de/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.di-ji.de%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D190%26Itemid%3D103%26lang%3Dde&act=url
>  
> Best regards,
> Sandra
>  
> Von: games_access-bounces at igda.org [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org] Im Auftrag von Thomas Westin
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 22. August 2012 22:40
> An: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
> Betreff: Re: [games_access] Game Accessibility not part of the conference about digital barriers
>  
> Hi Sandra, 
>  
> which conference was it? Do you have an URL?
>  
> Mvh / Best regards
> Thomas Westin
> Stockholm University :: dsv.su.se
>  
> On 22Aug 2012, at 10:34 AM, Sandra Uhling wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> they did not want Game Accessibility beeing part of the conference.
> It was cancelled.
> 
> Conference about digital barriers in Berlin, Germany.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Sandra
> 
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