TY - JOUR
KW - Videogame
KW - Accessibility
KW - Computer Entertainment
KW - Visual Impairments
KW - Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
AU - Manuel López Ibáñez
AU - Alejandro Romero-Hernández
AU - Borja Manero
AU - María Guijarro
AB - Over the last years, works related to accessible technologies have increased both in number and in quality. This work presents a series of articles which explore different trends in the field of accessible video games for the blind or visually impaired. Reviewed articles are distributed in four categories covering the following subjects: (1) video game design and architecture, (2) video game adaptations, (3) accessible games as learning tools or treatments and (4) navigation and interaction in virtual environments. Current trends in accessible game design are also analysed, and data is presented regarding keyword use and thematic evolution over time. As a conclusion, a relative stagnation in the field of human-computer interaction for the blind is detected. However, as the video game industry is becoming increasingly interested in accessibility, new research opportunities are starting to appear.
IS - Regular Issue
M1 - 4
N2 - Over the last years, works related to accessible technologies have increased both in number and in quality. This work presents a series of articles which explore different trends in the field of accessible video games for the blind or visually impaired. Reviewed articles are distributed in four categories covering the following subjects: (1) video game design and architecture, (2) video game adaptations, (3) accessible games as learning tools or treatments and (4) navigation and interaction in virtual environments. Current trends in accessible game design are also analysed, and data is presented regarding keyword use and thematic evolution over time. As a conclusion, a relative stagnation in the field of human-computer interaction for the blind is detected. However, as the video game industry is becoming increasingly interested in accessibility, new research opportunities are starting to appear.
PY - 2022
SP - 53
EP - 68
T2 - International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence
TI - Computer Entertainment Technologies for the Visually Impaired: An Overview
UR - https://www.ijimai.org/journal/sites/default/files/2022-05/ijimai_7_4_5.pdf
VL - 7
SN - 1989-1660
ER -