Feedback mobile games

[bashybaranaba]

Project Lead:@bashybaranaba

Mentor:@nyakwakah

Welcome to OL6, Cohort D! This issue will be used to track your project and progress during the program. Please use this checklist over the next few weeks as you start Open Leadership Training :tada:.

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Before Week 1 (Sept 12): Your first mentorship call

• [x] Complete the OLF self-assessment (online, printable). If you're a group, each teammate should complete this assessment individually. This is here to help you set your own personal goals during the program. No need to share your results, but be ready to share your thoughts with your mentor.
• [x] Make sure you know when and how you'll be meeting with your mentor.

Before Week 2 (Sept 19): First Cohort Call (Open by Design)

• [x] Complete Assignment 'Write Your Vision or Mission Statement'. Leave a comment on this issue with your draft vision statement & be ready to share this on the call.
• [x] Watch 'Mozilla & Working Open'.
• [x] Check the Syllabus for notes and connection info for all the cohort calls.

Before Week 3 (Sept 26): Mentorship call

• [x] Look up two other projects and comment on their issues with feedback on their vision statement.
• [x] Complete your Open Canvas (instructions, canvas). Comment on this issue with a link to your canvas.
• [x] Start your Roadmap. Comment on this issue with your draft Roadmap.

Before Week 4 (Oct 3): Cohort Call (Build for Understanding)

• [ ] Look up two other projects and comment on their issues with feedback on their open canvas.
• [ ] Pick an open license for the work you're doing during the program.
• [ ] Use your canvas to start writing a README, or landing page, for your project. Link to your README in a comment on this issue.

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[bashybaranaba]

Vision Statement (DRAFT) I’m looking forward to work with game developers, designers, game players and the visually impaired to make casual mobile games more accessible for the visually impaired and more intriguing.

[hj-dewaard]

I'm wondering what the impetus is for your project? Who are you thinking about as you set the vision for this work? Do you have a group of developers, designers, players and visually impaired participants to share this project with? What do you see as the final 'deliverable' for this project - or is there one? Just wondering since this project did catch my eye - I have a colleague who is visually impaired, so I thought of him in terms of accessibility to mobile games.

[bashybaranaba]

Open Canvas: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13jYpGRL9kfviJGkJjTG05TpQWDsqKD6eALvxLWlfIF4/edit?usp=sharing

[bashybaranaba]

Road Map

Project Mission The aim of this project is to make mobile games that are not only more accessible for the visually impaired, but also intriguing to play.

Milestone: Develop a prototype game(Before Mozfest 2018) Tasks

• Design user interface
• Design game mechanics
• Prepare game audio

Milestone: Mozfest 2018 Milestone: Website Task

• Register a domain
• Design

[fraguada]

@bashybaranaba Interesting project. I don't usually make games, and unfortunately know very little about making games accessible. So I did a search and found these which I guess you probably already know about:

• http://gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/
• https://dagersystem.com/

• http://game-accessibility.com/

  It would be interesting to note (for those that know little about the subject) how these resources help or fall short in guiding game designers to create truly accessible games. Is there such a thing as 'accessibility rating'? In Europe we have the PEGI System (Wiki, Web) for rating the age appropriateness and categorizing content types of games.

Perhaps a key metric would be to start engaging with such an organization to ensure that game accessibility is in front of everyone when they look for games on Google Play, App Store, etc.

A quick look in the Google Play store shows me no direct information about the game's accessibility features. Additionally, it seems this is a point of contention and many apps have been using Accessibility Services to achieve certain exploits.

So perhaps the Open Canvas can reflect a few things about the problem:

• are there enough resources for developers to create truly engaging accessible games?
• are there incentives to create accessible games? (would I buy a game if I see it has a high accessibility rating, even though I might not require the accessibility features?)
• are there issues in implementing accessibility due to the issues with other developers mistreating Accessibility Services?

Anyways, very interesting and challenging project. I look forward to seeing this develop!

[bashybaranaba]

@fraguada I agree with you.These are areas that I definitely have to look deep into.

[Nefert]

@bashybaranaba This seems like an ambitious project, which is fantastic. A more inclusive society is great for everyone. On the "resources needed section" could you maybe consider including someone who is an expert in expert in that field. I am not that good with technical, so I am just throwing around ideas. I saw Twitter makes it possible for the visually impaired to also read tweets.