Playing With Others: Depicting Multiplayer Gaming Experiences of People With Visual Impairments

Gonçalves, David; Rodrigues, André; Guerreiro, Tiago

doi:10.1145/3373625.3418304

Cited by 21 publications

(39 citation statements)

References 37 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Hicks et al [26] have shown that graphics, even when purely functioning as an embellishing element conveying redundant information, improve player engagement. Similarly, past work suggests that appealing graphics in audio games are an important factor to engage sighted players [16].…”

Section: Mixed-ability Gamingmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…People with severe visual impairments are often limited to games that are designed from the ground up to be played by blind people (audio games) or games that are compatible with the technologies they use to access devices (text-based games). These games are not, for the most part, popular among sighted people and therefore are also exclusive in a diferent way [1,16]. However, they ofer a substantial variety of games that people with visual impairments can play [1,55].…”

Section: Accessible Games To People With Visual Impairmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similar to mainstream games, the specifc targeting does not consider the interplay between abilities and/or preferences. The lack of intersection leads to isolated communities based on abilities [16]. For example, audio games 1 are almost exclusively played by people with visual impairments.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite the availability of a wide variety of accessible games, mixed-ability gaming contexts remain a challenge. Either games cannot be independently played by people with disabilities [45,62], or games that account for their abilities do not generate enough interest from others with diferent sets of abilities [1,16]. In gaming, we are at a point where it is important to fnd ways to ensure inclusive experiences, ways that envision mixed-ability interaction as an opportunity, rather than a limitation [12].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Past research has found how often games that strive to be accessible, do so by simplifying games, leading players to quickly lose interest [1]. Furthermore, the feeling of unfairness is typically a barrier in mixed-visual-ability gaming experiences [16]. As such, a major point in our approach was to ensure players are challenged on par.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Exploring Asymmetric Roles in Mixed-Ability Gaming

Gonçalves

Rodrigues

Richardson

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The landscape of digital games is segregated by player ability. For example, sighted players have a multitude of highly visual games at their disposal, while blind players may choose from a variety of audio games. Attempts at improving cross-ability access to any of those are often limited in the experience they provide, or disregard multiplayer experiences. We explore ability-based asymmetric roles as a design approach to create engaging and challenging mixedability play. Our team designed and developed two collaborative testbed games exploring asymmetric interdependent roles. In a remote study with 13 mixed-visual-ability pairs we assessed how roles afected perceptions of engagement, competence, and autonomy, using a mixed-methods approach. The games provided an engaging and challenging experience, in which diferences in visual

show abstract

Section: Mixed-ability Gamingmentioning

confidence: 96%