[games_access] SpecialEffect at EuroGamer

[Thomas Westin]

nice, those Portal controllers are really eye-catching 

Best wishes,
Thomas


On 27Sep 2012, at 11:12 PM, Michelle Hinn wrote:

> 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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