Just sent out a "P3" marked PS3 wireless joypad, adapted for switch access to the shoulder buttons. This type of controller uses all digital contacts for all buttons, so is (in theory) easy to hook switches up to. They're very delicate in reality, so a very careful hand is needed with these when adapting. Seem great once done.
Thanks to Gav Tan for the tip about the P3.
Love this video by Kurt Robinson of his "Very Manly Computer Interface". His set-up is designed to alleviate some of the pains caused by repetitive and fine motion, and I can honestly say I've never seen anything quite like it. Brilliant!
I was sorry though to be unable to help Kurt more with some X-keys switch interface issues he has been having. Certain dialogue buttons within Windows are not responding to switch input emulating keyboard and mouse input. Admin mode is not fixing this for him. Any ideas anyone?
Tug the Table is a one-switch / one-button battle for one or two players by Otto Ojola. Try to drag your opponent into your side of the room to win a star. Win five stars to win the game and a dance in confetti.
Via: JayisGames.com - see also Wrestle Jump.
My Carnival hopes to become a video game for children with Cystic Fibrosis. If it reaches it's funding total, it will be released free of charge on PC. It's a laudable project, by the proven and brilliant AccessAble Games, but it needs support or it won't happen this way. 12 days to go at the time of writing...
Via: Javier Mairena on the IGDA GASIG mailing list. Poster below.
This one-switch game by Jack le Hamster sees you in "the story of a paralyzed man who can only used his right hand." You fly his arm-chair from left to right, seeking to put some wrongs right in the world. Land in the right spot to give a person a lift then take them where they can do the most good.
Your control is the Space Bar to fly up and right-wards. Release to sink down and if over a level surface, land and stop. This does require a very high level of skill, but you can't die, and there's no time limit.
I am also impressed by the other two games also hosted at Dobuki.com being a manic one-switch chase game called OMGAF Dragon! and the point and click puzzle game World of Turtle which I think should be a great fit for eye-gaze play.
Via: Lundum Dare.
The dusty old set-up above was a once loved Ken Yankelevitz adapted Atari VCS 2600 games console. Probably dating from 1982 this set-up features push button handsets using off the shelf arcade parts.
This sorry sight replicates the fate of a lot of old assistive gaming technology. If it won't connect to the next generation (in this case the Nintendo Entertainment System) then a completely new set of custom controls often need to be built. Expensive and rendering the old set-up redundant for many people after the latest in gaming.
Whilst many are looking forward to the new Xbox being revealed on Tuesday, I'm left thinking after the PS3 and Wii-U launch, can console game controllers get any more complex and disabling? Fingers crossed Microsoft will have given accessibility more thought this time around.
Radio On (1979) by BFIfilms (18 certificate). One of my favourite films in full thanks to the BFI and Dailymotion. Love Always Crashing in the Same Car by Bowie and Kraftwerk are always wonderful.
