[games_access] SpecialEffect at EuroGamer

[Michelle Hinn]

Very exciting stuff, Barrie! Thanks for giving us a look at this year's show!

Michelle

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 4:58 PM, Barrie Ellis <oneswitch at gmail.com> wrote:
> Great stuff happening at the EuroGamer Expo in the UK event right now with
> SpecialEffect and at least two games on the indie-stand (DRM and Proteus)
> with some nice accessibility features, and some main-stream titles too.
>
> For those who can't make it this year (myself included) this is what their
> stand looks like...
>
> 1. To the left: http://twitpic.com/aykeiq and
> https://twitter.com/haloathon/status/251317928107065344/photo/1 and
> http://twitpic.com/ayts61 - (This is Portal being played with a range of
> mounted switches, foot controls and a chin operated thumb-stick - hooked up
> (I think) via an Adroit Switchblade interface. I recon some gamers would
> have been blown away to see Isaac finish Portal (so I'm led to understand)
> using his feet. Actually, following the Paralympics, maybe not blown away at
> all. Just more accepting that we can all play, and some play in a different
> style.
>
> 2. In the middle is this video: http://specialeffect.org.uk/pages/about.htm
> (or direct http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKLNrCivOzw).
>
> 3. To the right is eye gaze controlled Dirt 3, with thanks to the utility
> Alt-Controller written by Tim Brogden for SE:
> http://instagram.com/p/QFGnuksoTX/
>
> On top of this, they're also going to be the beneficiaries of a Video game
> art exhibition/auction at London City Hall (bonkers Boris Johnson's
> work-base, the London Mayor).
>
> Can't wait for the day when there's a game expo where the majority of the
> games have put in some significant efforts to boost the overall
> accessibility. That day is coming.
>
> Barrie
>
>
> Video game art exhibition
>
> When: 22-26 October, 08:00-17:30 every day
> Where: City Hall
> What: Boris Johnson's pad is set to host a major exhibition of video game
> art. Running between 22 and 26 October, the free event will feature rare
> pieces donated by a huge range of publishers and developers: concept art,
> storyboards and digital images will all feature. The works will be auctioned
> off at the close of the exhibition, with the proceeds going to
> SpecialEffect, a charity specialising in making games accessible to people
> with disabilities. Among the items on show will be game art produced by
> well-known developers such as Guerrilla Games (Killzone) and Media Molecule
> (LittleBigPlanet) as well as major publishers like Konami and Warner Bros.
>
> MCM Expo
>
>
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