2013-04-17, 03:55 PM
I have been thinking about how to make games more accessible. Both to handicapped people and people who are just not good at them.
I believe SOM is a platform for storytelling first and foremost. And it isn't fair to be unable to finish a story because you can't surmount a challenge.
Anyway, it occurred to me that Scan Mode is a really good idea to help blind people for instance locate things in the environment. You can couple that with a screen reader to tell them what they are looking at.
Also I think jumping can be very difficult to do for some people. So you can scan to find what you are interested in, and then press another virtual button not assigned by default to have the character move to that location. Its like a game where you can click your destination with a mouse and go there, but you can do it with a controller.
I think this combined with auto fighting provided by Guard mode can help people experience the games.
I believe SOM is a platform for storytelling first and foremost. And it isn't fair to be unable to finish a story because you can't surmount a challenge.
Anyway, it occurred to me that Scan Mode is a really good idea to help blind people for instance locate things in the environment. You can couple that with a screen reader to tell them what they are looking at.
Also I think jumping can be very difficult to do for some people. So you can scan to find what you are interested in, and then press another virtual button not assigned by default to have the character move to that location. Its like a game where you can click your destination with a mouse and go there, but you can do it with a controller.
I think this combined with auto fighting provided by Guard mode can help people experience the games.