casual non-visual games (phase i)

NON-VISUAL

EASY GAMESTHESIS R&D

NAZANIN OVEISIThursday, July 12, 2012

MULTI-SENSORY WORLD

Thursday, July 12, 2012

SCREENS


“Most of the current devices are touch screens.. Itʼs very hard for a blind person.. and it takes a lot of effort to learn how to interact with them.”

Armond, 30 totally blind & partially deaf

TOUCH-Thursday, July 12, 2012

Natural rhythm of lifeRhythmic sensory stimulation IntuitiveInternalUnconscious (if unaware)Everyone fidgets uniquely Why? To FOCUS

FIDGETINGThursday, July 12, 2012

INTERESTED/ EXCITED FOCUSED ATTENTION


INTERESTED/ EXCITED FOCUSED ATTENTION

BORED NO ATTENTION NEED TO FOCUS

NEEDS EXCITEMENT(MORE ADRENALINE)

FIDGET


WHO FIDGETS?ANYONE (HUMAN) WHO HAS BRAIN Excess EnergyADD / ADHDBored EasilyShort Attention Cycle And even


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NON-VISUAL GAMES


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NON-VISUAL GAMESEASY


"A game is a form of play with goals and structure." Kevin Maroney

Social / IndividualGoalChallengeQuantifiable outcomeRulesToolsSkillsStrategy and chanceStructureLimiting contextFun GAMES


Extremely visualSometimes have soundMobile No attention is needed (if pro)Only the sighted can playMild individual challengeRepetitive and less randomScoringNot complicatedEasy to interact with


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GAMES

iSpooksBeowulf


“Audio games are very limited and while playing, you hear lots of sound effects instead of playing and

enjoying the game.” Armond, 30 visually impaired & partially deaf.

GAMESThursday, July 12, 2012

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EASY GAME CONTROLLERSThursday, July 12, 2012

STATEMENT

Designing non-visual easy games that can be played by the sighted and the visually impaired.


DOODLINGThursday, July 12, 2012

DOODLING

• “It is cool to visualize how your brain works and I would like to use these brain doodling as an artwork.” Ava, 28

• Level of attention and meditation can be high at the same time

• The best brain state is when we are both focused and relaxed

• Meditation level is higher when eyes are not engaged• Vision sense is important for attention


FOLLOW THE RHYTHM


FOLLOW THE RHYTHM

Feedback Set upLevel of DifficultySelf-programmableNeeds attention


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FOLLOW THE RHYTHM 2


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An additional component on the headRandomness comes from the brainOnly two stages (levels): Fast and SlowPace of the vibration depends on meditation/attention

level of the brainSpeeds up the attention retain processApplicable on other game interfaces

FOLLOW THE RHYTHM 2


Fun aspect of gamesHaptic TechnologyTactile elementsMore gamesProximities and scalesThe Blind


casual non-visual games (phase i)

Entertainment & Humor

toysvisual gamesthursday

context fun gamesthursday

level of attention

soundmobileno attention

nonvisual easy games

meditationattention

rhythm feedback

game interfacesthursday