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One Switchwww.oneswitch.org.uk |
The first place to go to get technical information on motion-impaired gaming, especially focused on one-switch gaming.
And did we mention the FREE accessible games?
Offers a blog containing news and reviews of motion-impaired accessible games, including Macintosh one-switch games.
Much good content about independent game developers, though it also offers information about larger developers.
Written by someone who is working in the motion-impaired field and works with one-switch developers, both software and hardware.
Offers over 100 totally FREE one-switch games that can be downloaded directly from this Web site.
Offers an online shop that sells affordable adaptive equipment that can be used with standard disability switches and sensors.
Offers a library of FREE articles and utility software related to motion-impaired gaming.
Has pages on leisure and creative areas (Music and Ideas) that can be made one-switch accessible.
Founded in 2003. Updated constantly.
Google page rank 5/10. Alexa rank 2,362,927
Categories: Games, Information, Reviews, Community.
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh.
In their own words: "A resource of fun ideas and 'assistive technology' aimed at moderate to severely learning/physically disabled people."
Why should I go there? For the latest information on motion-impaired gaming and gaming related assistive technologies,
especially from independent developers.
And for FREE accessible games.
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| 2 |
AbleGamers
www.ablegamers.com |
The first place to go for industry news on motion-impaired accessible gaming, especially about the largest developers.
Offers well executed interviews with the people who make computer games, including developers from the largest companies.
Offers well written articles by a growing number of writers who are motion-impaired themselves and are having a demonstrable influence on the major companies in the game industry.
Offers a constant blog containing well thought out reviews of accessible games, including multiple accessibility metrics for motion-impaired accessibility.
Has a forum of gamers and developers in the accessible-game community. A good place to get help.
Focus is on the larger game developers, though it also offers information about independent developers.
Focus tends to be on Windows (and console) games; but does include Mcintosh information.
Founded in 2004 and is very current.
Google page rank 6/10. Alexa rank 212,725
508 Compliance: Perfect
Categories: Information, Reviews, Community, Help.
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh.
In their own words: "AbleGamers is the premier space online for disabled gamers.
We spend a great deal of our time reaching out to game developers.
Inviting them to reach out to our community, speak to our users, and recognize the 10% of the gaming market."
Why should I go there? For the latest news and information on motion-impaired gaming, especially about the major game companies.
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| 3 |
Marblesoft-Simtech
www.marblesoft.com |
Developer of Commercial motion-impaired accessible educational games for Windows and Macintosh.
Offers over 30 motion-impaired accessible educational games including many single-switch games.
Their Comparative Features Chart makes it particularly easy to survey their products.
Now, in addition to their own games, directly offers games from Judy Lynn, and Switch in Time.
Founded in 1998. Updated occasionally.
Google page rank 5/10. Alexa rank 4,871,968
Categories: Games.
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh.
In their own words: "Marblesoft-Simtech is a provider of great educational software for special education, pre-school and early elementary students."
Why should I go there? For Commercial motion-impaired accessible educational games for children.
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| 4 |
Assistive Gaming
www.assistivegaming.com |
Game reviews by gamers who use assistive technology.
Primarily Macintosh, but has some Windows-related content.
Also offers articles and news items on motion-impaired gaming by those reviewers.
A well-organized, professional site.
Founded in 2008 and is very current.
Google page rank 6/10. Alexa rank 2,713,910
Categories: Information, Reviews.
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows.
In their own words: "This site provides information on how people with disabilities can enjoy the latest and greatest games on Mac OS X.
We use assistive technology to access our computer, so we know what we are talking about.
To help out Windows users of assistive technology we have now started to add a note at the end of each game and review article
mentioning whether the discussed game is also available on Windows..."
Why should I go there? For reviews of the latest Macintosh, and now Windows, games that are motion-impaired accessible.
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| 5 |
LaraMera Program AB.
www.laramera.se |
Swedish developer of Commercial motion-impaired accessible educational games for Windows.
Offers over 40 motion-impaired accessible (some are switch games, some have configurable interfaces) educational games.
Games can not be purchased directly from this Web site.
A check of links to distributors of their games suggests that not all of their games are available from all of their distributors.
Founded in 1998. Updated occasionally.
Google page rank 5/10. Alexa rank 10,299,653
508 Compliance: Perfect
Categories: Games.
Platforms: Windows.
In their own words: "LäraMera Program AB develops educational software for children in pre-school age and up.
Why should I go there? For Commercial motion-impaired accessible educational games for children.
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7-128 Software
www.7128.com |
Independent developer of Commercial and FREE games that are accessible to a variety of special needs, including gamers who are motion-impaired, for Windows and Macintosh.
Offers 20 motion-impaired accessible commercial casual games, including 7 educational games for children.
Also offers 5 FREE motion-impaired accessible word games from time to time.
Home of the ALERT (Accessible Learning through Entertainment and Recreation Tools) project, FREE information on applying accessible computer games in a learning environment.
Entertainment includes serialized stories, online trivia, poetry.
Founded in 2007. Updated monthly.
Google page rank 4/10. Alexa rank 1,596,090
508 Compliance: Perfect
Categories: Games, Information.
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh.
In their own words: "Our games entertain you with stories, puzzles, and word challenges that are fun for and accessible to every casual gamer."
Why should I go there? For FREE and Commercial motion-impaired accessible games for adults and children.
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Inclusive Technology
www.inclusive.co.uk UK
www.inclusivetlc.com US
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Developer and distributor of Commercial motion-impaired accessible games for Windows and Macintosh.
Offers over 20 of their own commercial motion-impaired accessible games for Windows and Macintosh.
This is an exception to our rule to not include resellers or other middle agents. Inclusive Technology builds their own games as well as distributing a wide range of games developed by others.
They have an excellent system for displaying which versions of Windows and which versions of the Macintosh each game works with.
Emphasis is on children's educational games, including the Choose It!, Switch It! and Choose and Tell series of games.
Founded in 1998. Updated frequently.
UK Google rank 6/10. Alexa rank 887,775
US Google rank 6/10. Alexa rank 5,471,616
Categories: Games.
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh.
In their own words: "Inclusive Technology provides the very best special educational needs software,
switches and computer access devices,
simple communication aids and assistive technology for learners with a physical disability, sensory impairment or learning difficulty."
Why should I go there? For Commercial motion-impaired accessible educational games for children.
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| 8 |
NanoGames
www.nanogames.com |
Independent developer of Commercial motion-impaired accessible games for Windows and Macintosh.
Offers 20 flash-based motion-impaired accessible games.
Games support a wide variety of motion-impaired access:
* mouse or headmouse
* keyboard
* expanded keyboard
* miniature keyboard
* joystick
* touch screen
* speech recognition
* single switch
* multiple switches
* many other alternative access methods
All games include built-in single switch scanning.
Founded in 2000.
Google page rank 5/10. Alexa rank 2,221,397
Categories: Games.
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh.
In their own words: " Interestingly, many games are much more flexible while under development.
Developers use custom tools that allow them to tweak any aspect of the game,
then before releasing the game to the public, these potentially useful tools are removed and
once again a rigid game framework is released to the masses to exclude anyone without the lightning reflexes of a teenager.
Nanogames reintroduces that flexibility, by adapting games to allow the player to adjust the games through a much wider range than usual"
Why should I go there? For Commercial Windows and Macintosh games that support multiple alternative access methods, for adults and children.
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Judy Lynn Software, Inc.
www.judylynn.com |
Independent developer of Commercial motion-impaired accessible educational games for Windows.
Offers 18 motion-impaired accessible (switch) educational games.
FREE trial versions are available.
Founded in 2003. Updated occasionally.
Google page rank 5/10. Alexa rank 15,166,490
508 Compliance: Perfect
Categories: Games.
Platforms: Windows.
In their own words: "Many children with special needs require software that is very simple to operate.
The keyboard has many buttons and can be overwhelming for a child.
Switch software is a type of software program that is operated by only a few defined keystrokes and/or a mouse click."
Why should I go there? For Commercial motion-impaired educational games for Windows, especially for children.
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Universal Access Games
www.universalaccessgames.com |
Developer of Commercial motion-impaired accessible educational games for Windows.
Offers 18 motion-impaired accessible educational games, including basic computer skills, ABCs, and numbers.
All games are available in keyboard, mouse, and switch editions.
Founded in 2008.
Google page rank 3/10. Alexa rank 10,222,702
Categories: Games.
Platforms: Windows.
In their own words: "Imagine a place where all children can play together."
Why should I go there? For Commercial motion-impaired accessible educational games for children.
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| 11 |
Game Forward
www.gamefwd.org |
An excellent source of reviews and news about motion-impaired accessible games from independent and major developers.
A very professional site with excellent writing by a professional journalist.
The Editor has personal experience with motion-impaired gaming.
Offers a blog of accessible-games reviews and news.
Founded in 2007. Constant updates.
Google page rank 3/10. Alexa rank 1,272,946
Categories: Information, Reviews, Community.
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh.
In their own words: GameForward began "... as a hobbyist blog focussing on Game Accessibility by an avid gamer that was born with Cerebral Palsy.
GameForward quickly expanded its focus to include coverage of Serious Games, Health & Fitness Games, Educational & Training Games,
and Virtual Worlds.."
Why should I go there? For the latest news, information, and reviews of motion-impaired games from independent and mainstream developers.
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| 12 |
Acid-Play
www.acid-play.com/ |
Game reviews of FREE one-switch games for Windows.
Also, a bunch of FREE one-switch games.
Not all the games at this Web site are motion-impaired accessible.
But a search on the word "switch" yields 3 pages of reviews and downloads.
A well-organized, easy to use site.
Founded in 2002 and is very current.
Google page rank 4/10. Alexa rank 38,429
Categories: Reviews, games.
Platforms: Windows.
In their own words: "Thanks to our dedicated reviewers and energetic community Acid-Play is the most popular freeware games site on the Internet (according to Alexa).
We have over 1000 freeware games, most of which have files hosted on our own servers, and send out over 3800 GB of games every month.
Free for anyone who wants to download them."
Why should I go there? For FREE motion-impaired games for Windows, and reviews of same.
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| 13 |
IGDA - Game Accessibility SIG
gameaccessibility.blogspot.com
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An industry advocacy group seeking to get developers to make their games more accessible to people with special needs.
The blog tends to focus on motion-impairment.
Founded in 2007.
Google rank 3/10. Alexa rank 9,413,477
Categories: Community, Information.
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh.
In their own words: "The Game Accessibility SIG was formed to help the game community strive towards creating mainstream games that are universally accessible to all, regardless of age, experience and disability."
Why should I go there? For news and information on motion-impaired accessible games for Windows and Macintosh.
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| 14 |
RetroRemakes
www.retroremakes.com |
This Web site offers around 100 FREE motion-impaired accessible remakes of classical games that ran on computers that are no longer available, and information about those games.
The cool thing about these games is that because they were designed before our current complex user interfaces,
many of them work with single switches and other motion-impaired assistive technologies.
The un-cool thing is that ever since their Web site got hacked there is no quick way to find their accessible games.
However, their Search window is helpful.
Offers a forum with about 1,000 members.
Offers a blog with reviews and new game announcements.
Founded in 2004. Updated frequently.
Google page rank 5/10. Alexa rank 276,908
Categories: Games, Reviews, Information, Community
Platforms: Windows.
In their own words: "The site ...exists for you... to find, discover and enjoy retro remakes.
For you to talk directly to the people who make them or to just download and have some fun.
Retro Remakes is also proud to support the cause of furthering accessibility in gaming.
Through a series of competitions the denizens of Retro Remakes have created the best part of 100 One Switch games..."
Why should I go there? For FREE motion-impaired accessible games for Windows and reviews of same.
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| 15 |
R. J. Cooper and Associates
www.rjcooper.com/ |
Independent developer of 13 motion-impaired-accessible games: 1 FREE and 12 Commercial, for children.
Games run on Windows and Macintosh.
Founded in 1996.
Google page rank 6/10. Alexa rank 1,545,995
Categories: Games
In their own words: "We make these games available to you free for 2 reasons:
We want someone out there to be able to enjoy them!
We hope we can gain your trust, so you might look at our regular products and purchase them, because you know we’re doing it for the ‘right’ reasons :)"
Why should I go there? For FREE and Commercial motion-impaired accessible games for children, for Windows and Macintosh.
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SwitchInTime
www.switchintime.com |
Independent developer of FREE and Commercial motion-impaired games for Windows and Macintosh.
Offers 9 motion-impaired accessible (switch) games, including 5 Commercial games and 4 FREE motion-impaired accessible (switch) games plus some FREE tools.
Particularly noted for developing the tools used by the Headbangers, a musical group of students who are motion-impaired.
Founded in 1989. Updated occasionally.
Google page rank 5/10. Alexa rank 8,218,516
Categories: Games.
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh.
In their own words: "Isolation is something so many of our children face."
Why should I go there? For FREE and Commercial motion-impaired accessible games, especially musical, for Windows and Macintosh.
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| 17 |
Graeme's Free Games
www.graemesfreegames.com/ |
Independent developer of 7 FREE one-switch or head-tracker games, including The Way of the Empty Hand 2 - Switch Edition.
Founded 2008. Updated occasionally.
Google page rank 3/10. Alexa rank 13,853,414
508 Compliance: Perfect
Categories: Games
Platforms: Windows
In their own words: "I’ve tried to make my games accessible for disabled gamers by either adding alternative control methods or making versions with alternative controls, and adding a variety of options to vary difficulty and slow-down gameplay."
Why should I go there? For FREE one-switch or head-tracker games for adults and children.
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| 18 |
SoftTouch / AbleNet
www.softtouch.com |
Developer of Commercial motion-impaired accessible educational games for Windows and Macintosh.
Offers 5 motion-impaired accessible (keyboard overlays) educational games. Focuses on Autism.
Founded in 2000. Updated occasionally.
Google page rank 5/10. Alexa rank 3,472,453
Categories: Games.
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh.
In their own words: "SoftTouch creates software for children focusing on moderate to severe disabilities.
We are in business to make the lives better for kids with special needs."
Why should I go there? For Commercial motion-impaired educational games for Windows and Macintosh, especially for children, particularly if autistic.
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| 19 |
WolfGeek
www.wolfgeek.com |
Game reviews by a gamer who uses assistive technology. Both Macintosh and Windows.
Also includes related articles by the same reviewer.
A well-organized, professional site.
Founded in 2008, updated frequently.
Google page rank 4/10. Alexa rank 16,792,490
Categories: Information, Reviews.
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows.
In their own words: "A guide to Mac and PC games that are accessible and playable for the disabled gamer."
Why should I go there? For reviews of motion-impaired accessible games for the Macintosh and Windows.
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| 20 |
Ominous Development
www.ominousdev.com/ |
Independent developer of 2 motion-impaired accessible games: the FREE Strange Attractors 1 and the award-winning Commercial Strange Attractors 2.
Founded 2005. Updated occasionally.
Google page rank 4/10. Alexa rank 8,189,567
508 Compliance: Perfect
Categories: Games
Platforms: Windows
In their own words: "Our goal in this venture is to create games that we enjoy.
We strive to leave the player not thinking "You know, if they had just added this, it would have been all the better."
We're looking to be a part of the evolution that steps back from the familiar genres to make games that are fun and engrossing once again."
Why should I go there? For two motion-impaired accessible games.
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| 21 |
Michi Nu
www.michi.nu/ |
Independent developer of 1 FREE game, Archaist, that is extremely customizable.
Also offer other FREE and Commercial games which may or may not be motion-impaired accessible.
Reported to be developing a new accessible game.
Founded in 2007.
Google page rank 4/10. Alexa rank 23,618,288
Catagories: Games
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh
In their own words: "We're a small group of people with a passion for games - playing them, and making them - and this is where we share that passion with you. Welcome to michi.nu!"
Why should I go there? For one FREE motion-impaired accessible game, for Windows and Macintosh.
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Namco
www.namcogames.com/
pc_games |
Mainstream developer of one motion-impaired accessible game, Star Trigon, said to be the first one-switch mainstream Commercial computer game.
Founding dates, Google rank, and Alexa rank are withheld by Namco.
Catagories: Games
Platforms: Windows
In their own words: "The NAMCO-BANDAI group is a global entertainment group involved in business fields ranging from toys, amusement facilities, video game software and visual software, to apparel, sundries and network content."
Why should I go there? For a mainstream Commercial one-switch accessible Windows game.
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Koonsolo
www.koonsolo.com/ |
Independent developer of 7 FREE one-switch or head-tracker games
Founded 2009. Updated occasionally.
Google page rank 4/10. Alexa rank 641,243
Categories: Games
Platforms: Windows
In their own words: "I’ve tried to make my games accessible for disabled gamers by either adding alternative control methods or making versions with alternative controls, and adding a variety of options to vary difficulty and slow-down gameplay."
Why should I go there? For FREE one-switch or head-tracker games for adults and children.
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| 24 |
GameCritics
www.specialeffect.com |
A very professional game review site that that emphasizes its accessibility coverage.
Some content related to motion-impaired gaming. Anything written by Tera Kirk may be useful to gamers who are motion-impaired.
Has a forum and a blog.
Founded in 1999. Updated constantly.
Google page rank 5/10. Alexa rank 84,279
Categories: Reviews, Community
Platforms: General
In their own words: "GameCritics.com is an independently owned videogame webzine dedicated to the following principles:
Provide consumers with insightful, useful, and entertaining content on videogames.
Present a diverse range of perspectives and opinions from writers of different backgrounds.
Redefine the grammar of game criticism and mainstream perception of videogames."
Why should I go there? For news and reviews related to motion-impaired gaming.
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Eelke Folmer
www.eelke.com |
A good place to get the latest research in accessible games, including motion-impaired access.
Dr. Folmer is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Nevada Reno specializing in assistive technologies, with an emphasis on games.
He is also active in the IGDA Game Accessibility SIG.
His Web site offers thoughts on his current research and accessibility research of which he’s become aware.
Here you can get his succinct summary of strategies for motion-impaired game design.
Offers the occasional FREE game developed by himself or by his students.
Founded in 2008. Updated fairly often.
Google page rank 4/10. Alexa rank 7,332,433
Categories: Information, Games.
Platforms: Windows, Macintosh.
In their own words: "My research is motivated by the belief that a disability can be turned into an innovation driver.
Through "extreme interaction design", my research group tries to solve problems for the most extreme users with the potential to develop techniques that can potentially benefit anyone."
Why should I go there? For insights into the cutting edge of accessible gaming, from one who is doing the cutting.
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