Enhancing audio description: accessible filmmaking, sound design and the importance of educating filmmakers

López, Mariana; Kearney, Gavin; Hofstadter, Krisztian; Balla, Gianluca

doi:10.1080/25741136.2020.1832830

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“…This could be even more relevant to foster change in both academia and industry, if this engagement with the civic society institutions that represent ID, and consequently with the individuals with ID, was promoted early on in the training of new game designers/developers. Even if this is a hypothesis, a similar conclusion was drawn by Lopez et al (2020) for other media, stating that "a greater interest in accessibility sparked at university level might contribute towards a more inclusive film industry". Also related to filmmaking, Franganillo et al (2021) reinforced the relevance of engaging with the civic society, to train more responsible and inclusion-driven media creators.…”

Section: Accessibility As Social Inclusion and Representationmentioning

confidence: 57%

Intellectual disability through gaming: Operationalizing accessibility, participation and inclusion

Sousa

Neves

Damásio

2022

Journal of Gaming &Amp; Virtual Worlds

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Nowadays, the potential of games to promote well-being and social inclusion is already widely documented by research. Yet, how this potential can reach out to underrepresented communities, namely those with very specific accessibility needs, ensuring their participation, is still somewhat unexplored. The present article discusses accessibility, participation and inclusion as three pillars to address the relationship between gaming and intellectual disability (ID). Through this approach, more participatory models of game development and research are proposed, including the operationalization of the social model of disability and the relevance of the context. Therefore, it proposes concrete models, where accessibility is part of the creative process, to better include the voice of the player with ID into gameplay and ensure a final media object that, more than accessible, narratively represents the experience of having this disability.

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Section: Accessibility As Social Inclusion and Representationmentioning

confidence: 57%

Intellectual disability through gaming: Operationalizing accessibility, participation and inclusion

Sousa

Neves

Damásio

2022

Journal of Gaming &Amp; Virtual Worlds

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Section: Accessibility As Social Inclusion and Representationmentioning

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Intellectual Disability Through Gaming: Operationalizing Accessibility, Participation, and Inclusion

Sousa¹,

Neves²,

Damásio³

2022

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Nowadays, the potential of games to promote well-being and social inclusion is already widely documented by research. Yet, how this potential can reach out to underrepresented communities, namely those with very specific accessibility needs, ensuring their participation is still somewhat unexplored. The present article discusses accessibility, participation, and inclusion as three pillars to address the relationship between gaming and Intellectual Disability (ID). Through this approach, more participatory models of game development and research are proposed, including the operationalization of the social model of disability and the relevance of the context. Therefore, it proposes concrete models, where accessibility is part of the creative process, to better include the voice of the player with ID into gameplay, and ensure a final media object that, more than accessible, narratively represents the experience of having this disability.

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“…Reception by various groups of viewers of AD in which sound effects and audio spatialization is employed to supplement (and sometimes even replace) a verbal description and to create a fully accessible work (such as a film) is still a subject of research. However, the up-to-date evidence we have at our disposal proves this technique of audio-describing to be as well received by recipients as the traditional ones (Lopez et al 2018(Lopez et al , 2020b. Similarly, respondents taking part in the tests have equally favorable impressions towards first-person AD, which, for example, may help children to better understand the emotional states of others (Lopez et al 2020a).…”

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The value of audio description for the therapy of speech-communicative disorders

Zabrocka¹

2022

Rev. investig. logop.

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The article aims at presenting the potential of audio description (AD) as an efficient tool to support the speech-language and social-communicative skills of children with developmental disorders. It includes information for both speech therapists and parents on what they may expect from AD, and how they can use it in their everyday work with children. It may also serve as a set of guidelines for AD creators for making their products more effective. The considerations assembled in the article are based on a literature review. Remarks on the possible uses of AD are presented in the context of various problems to be remedied during speech therapy of a child; they range from incorrect articulation of sounds, through hearing problems such as auditory processing disorder, to developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) characterized by difficulties with social interaction and repetitive behaviors including pretending play. The existing evidence proves that audiovisual (AV) materials are an attractive starting point for exercises with a child. Video-modeling, in turn, has proven to be one of the best tools for therapy of individuals with ASD, allowing for better understanding of interpersonal interactions. Therefore, AV materials accompanied with an AD track – which itself is perceived as a tool for enhancing information processing by children – need to demonstrate similar value for mastering communicative competences. AD can be an effective tool in speech therapy. However, to meet the needs of practitioners, caregivers and beneficiaries in a useful manner, it must be prepared with care regarding both its content and form.

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Enhancing audio description: accessible filmmaking, sound design and the importance of educating filmmakers

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

Intellectual disability through gaming: Operationalizing accessibility, participation and inclusion

Intellectual disability through gaming: Operationalizing accessibility, participation and inclusion

Intellectual Disability Through Gaming: Operationalizing Accessibility, Participation, and Inclusion

The value of audio description for the therapy of speech-communicative disorders

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