Imagine Wii Sports Tennis in the dark, and playable, and you have VI Tennis. It's a brilliant idea and happily, is well executed too. You'll need one or two Wii remotes, a Bluetooth equipped PC (I bought a USB Bluetooth dongle for 99p from eBay which works fine) and the free PC download of VI Tennis.All game play is through sound, feel and motion. I did find setting up tricky on my Windows 7 machine, but once it was, I was away. Reviewed over at the Accessible GameBase. Over at VI Fit, they also have an audio Wii-remote version of Bowling, which will hopefully be a sign of many more games to come.
Labels: Audio Games, PC, Wii
Accessible Gamebase
1 Comments Published by OneSwitch.org.uk on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 2:26 AM.
SpecialEffect launch their Accessible Gamebase today and it's a big deal. They are hoping to build an active community and are actively encouraging people to contribute. After a little familiarisation you'll hopefully find it really easy to learn all about good accessible games as well as how to add your own content.Here's some of my personal highlights: Bayonetta review, some one-switch games I'd never seen before, some excellent videos and the switch gamers group. That just scratches the surface. Be really good to see you over there valued blog-reader.
Labels: Accessible Gaming Sites, Mac, PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Wii New Super Mario Bros - Accessibility Feature
2 Comments Published by OneSwitch.org.uk on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 3:21 PM.
Nintendo's "New Super Mario Brothers" for the Wii is due to feature a unique accessibility feature: 'Demo Play'. If part of the game gets too tough, activating this mode will see the game take over and play automatically. Once demo-play has seen you through the tough bit you were stuck on you can de-activate it and resume manual play.It's a great idea, although I was dismayed to see that Nintendo have patented it. I don't like the idea of an accessibility feature being patented. Good stuff like this should be shared. It's like patenting a wheelchair ramp. That's just not right. Thank goodness no one ever patented the wheel!
Via: Richard Van Tol on the IGDA GASIG list and 1UP.
Labels: Wii
Let's Tap - SEGA/PROPE potential one-switch game
0 Comments Published by OneSwitch.org.uk on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 9:37 AM.
Let's Tap is a compilation of games and sensory activities made accessible on the Nintendo Wii by just tapping a box that a Wii-remote sits on. Some of the games are quite high-paced to look at, but the "visualizer" effects which include fire-work displays, art and a fish pond look potentially accessible to just about everyone.Can't wait to get hold of this game to see if a switch can be connected somehow via a simple hacked Wii-remote. Might be that it will work sitting next to any kind of switch that makes a clicking noise when you press it anyway. We'll see.
Meanwhile - a couple of YouTube videos here and here and photos at IGN.
Via: SEGA/PROPE.
Labels: Accessible Controllers, One Switch Games, Wii
