Comment Zork interface on top of MMO already exists (Score 1) 45
We recently implemented a zork interface on top of Second Life so Visually impaired can access it using a screenreader. See http://textsl.org/
Submission + - Hacks allowing disabled gamers to play Guitar Hero
angrymilkman writes: "Two interesting approaches where researchers modified the popular guitar hero game so it can be played by gamers with disabilities. Air Guitar hero (http://spectrum.ieee.org/nov08/6994) modifies the guitar hero controller so someone without limbs can play it just using electrodes attached to the user's residual arm. Blind Hero (http://kotaku.com/5092565/frets-on-fire-for-the-blind) is a mod for frets on fire that uses a haptic glove that can turn visual feedback into haptic feedback, allowing blind gamers to play Guitar Hero songs."
Comment modify not create (Score 1) 159
There are academics like me who just take existing games for their research. My students and I modify games so they become accessible to players with disabilities. See our one button version of halflife2 http://www.helpyouplay.com/gtf.html or our guitar hero for the blind http://www.helpyouplay.com/blind_hero.html
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