The project consisted of 2 game sessions with people with cognitive and motor disabilities.
During the first session, a group of students watched how they interacted with different games (Wii Sports, Minecraft, Mario Bross, Beat Saber, etc.) and with the controllers (keyboard and mouse, VR, Wii, etc).
With the information gathered during the first session, we adapted controls and some arcade games like Space Invaders to your needs, and tested it during the second game session.
Disabled woman playing Beat Saber (VR) in the first game sessions.
Disabled woman playing with a console controller in early gaming sessions.
Disabled woman playing Minecraft (PC) in early gaming sessions.
Microsoft Iberia left us one of their Xbox Adaptive Controllers, and we had the great opportunity to adapt controls (buttons and a joystick) to the difficulties observed during the first game session
Women with disabilities from the ALAS foundation in gaming sessions with the adapted controllers and the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
Women with disabilities from the ALAS foundation in gaming sessions with the adapted controllers and the Xbox Adaptive Controller.
In addition, we were also invited to the Xbox Adaptive Controller event, where we could see and talk to many video game studios that were interested in making their controllers and/or games more accessible.
Part of the Video Games 4 Every1 team at Microsoft Iberia.
María with Araceli, Lara and Paquita (from ALAS Madrid).
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Belén Mainer presenting the project in the Xbox Adaptive Controller Event.
During the event, Hobby Consolas interviewed us to talk about the project and the event, and later it was published on their website.
Article about the project in the Spanish media Hobby Consolas.
The project was fortunate to be invited to the first edition of the Greenbot STEM Pozuelo 2019, where we were able to present the idea and test the adapted controls with people who attended the fair.
Part of the team who attended the Greenbot Stem and Pozuelo (2019).
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Part of the team who attended the Greenbot Stem and Pozuelo (2019).