Chris Quinn’s Midterm Presentation for Studio 2 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2007 Introduction What is...

Chris Quinn’s Midterm Presentation for Studio 2

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2007 Introduction What is Accessibility? Types of Disabilities Assistive Technologies Guidelines & Standards

Portfolio George Mason University Jamestown-Yorktown Integrative Chiropractic

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Problem Methods Solution Outcome

Experiments Schedule Journal

Interactive Design and Game Development Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, Georgia

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What is Accessibility?

Definition

Benefits

Examples

mailto:[email protected]

http://chris-quinn.blogspot.com/




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Types of Disabilities

Visual

Auditory

Motor

Cognitive

Situational






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Assistive Technologies

Software Examples

Hardware Examples

Situational Examples






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Guidelines & Standards

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Section 508 Standards






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George Mason University’sOffice of Equity and Diversity Services

http://www.gmu.edu/equity/






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The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

http://www.jyf.virginia.gov/






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Integrative Chiropractic & Acupuncture

http://www.integrativechiropractic.com/redesign/






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Working Draft

By creating and striving to conform to industry-standard accessibility guidelines, video games can be more accessible to all players.






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Part 1: The Problem

Hindered largely by the game industry’s lack of accessibility standards, most video games are not accessible for all players with disabilities.






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Part 2: The Methods

Using the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as a basis for review, this thesis evaluates and analyzes existing video games for accessibility.






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Part 3: The Solution

It then uses the results of this investigation to draft Video Game Accessibility Guidelines (VGAG), which explain how to make games more accessible for all players.






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Part 4: The Outcome

A functional prototype demonstrates these innovative guidelines in action, encouraging the consideration and implementation of universal accessibility in all video games.






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Thesis Experiments

Digital Wireframehttp://chrisquinn.com/thesis/wireframe/

Prototype v1http://designx.biz/itgm755/prototype/

Prototype v2http://www.chrisquinn.com/thesis/prototype_v2/




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Thesis Schedule

45-Hour Review

Thesis Committee

Evaluation and Analysis

Accessibility Guidelines

Functional Prototype

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Thesis Journal

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