Game for Visually Impaired Wins University Competition
At my alma mater, THE University of Texas (aka UT Austin):
Four groups of game designers pitched new electronic game concepts…. Audio Adventure, the winner in the most innovative game category, targeted the untapped market of the visually impaired.
[Read the article](http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2005/04/21/TopStories/Game-For.Visually.Impaired.Wins.University.Competition-932764.shtml “Game for visually impaired wins University contest”) at the Daily Texan.
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—jd
April 26th, 2005 at 11:22 am
Another good site to get some great accessible video games is http://bscgames.com/. I learned of their offerings in a Boston Globe article entitled “BLIND COMPUTER USERS ARE PLAYING BY EAR” on February 26, 2005.
April 26th, 2005 at 12:16 pm
Oh cool, thanks for that link! Has anyone tried Chillingham? That looks like it might be fun. Chillingham can be found at bavisoft.com. Also, I heard that All In Play is working on Texas Hold ‘Em.
Hey, I’ve got an idea: Periodically at the Carroll Center we host events, tech fairs, and the like. It would be fun to host a gaming event. In the morning, people could learn about the games and in the afternoon we could have gaming tournaments! Or something like that…
April 26th, 2005 at 12:27 pm
Absolutely, that would be a great idea. I know the BSC games have an option to post your scores online to compete worldwide. We could setup a room with relative sound isolation and a computer with a 5.1 channel surround sound audio card. The action games at BSC Games employ spatial audio clues to help target objectives. Fun stuff!