دورية أكاديمية
Understanding the perceptions and experiences of the deafblind community about digital games.
| العنوان: | Understanding the perceptions and experiences of the deafblind community about digital games. |
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| المؤلفون: | Theil A; Digital Media Technology Lab, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK., Buchweitz L; Affective and Cognitive Institute, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Offenburg, Germany., Schulz AS; Affective and Cognitive Institute, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Offenburg, Germany., Korn O; Affective and Cognitive Institute, Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Offenburg, Germany. |
| المصدر: | Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology [Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol] 2023 Nov; Vol. 18 (8), pp. 1347-1356. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 19. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101255937 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1748-3115 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17483107 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: London : Informa Healthcare Original Publication: Abingdon, Oxford, UK : Taylor & Francis, c2006- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Deaf-Blind Disorders*/psychology , Mobile Applications* , Video Games* , Disabled Persons*, Humans ; Greece |
| مستخلص: | Purpose: Participation and accessibility issues faced by gamers with multi-sensory disabilities are themes yet to be fully understood by accessible technology researchers. In this work, we examine the personal experiences and perceptions of individuals with deafblindness who play games despite their disability, as well as the reasons that lead some of them to stop playing games. Materials and Methods: We conducted 60 semi-structured interviews with individuals living with deafblindness in five European countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Greece and Sweden. Results: Participants stated that reasons for playing games included them being a fun and entertaining hobby, for socialization and meeting others, or for occupying the mind. Reasons for stop playing games included essentially accessibility issues, followed by high cognitive demand, changes in gaming experience due their disability, financial reasons, or because the accessible version of a specific game was not considered as fun as the original one. Conclusions: We identified that a considerable number of individuals with deafblindness enjoy playing casual mobile games such as Wordfeud and Sudoku as a pastime activity. Despite challenging accessibility issues, games provide meaningful social interactions to players with deafblindness. Finally, we introduce a set of user-driven recommendations for making digital games more accessible to players with a diverse combination of sensory abilities.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONDigital games were considered a fun and entertaining hobby by participants with deafblindness. Furthermore, participants play games for socialization and meeting others, or for occupying the mind.Digital games provide meaningful social interactions and past time to persons with deafblindness.On top of accessibility implications, our findings draw attention to the importance of the social element of gaming for persons with deafblindness.Based on interviews, we introduce a set of user-driven recommendations for making digital games more accessible to players with a diverse combination of sensory abilities. |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Accessible games; assistive technology; deaf studies; multisensory disabilities; visual impairments |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20220119 Date Completed: 20231103 Latest Revision: 20231106 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17483107.2021.2008026 |
| PMID: | 35043736 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
PDF full text from Publisher | تدمد: | 1748-3115 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/17483107.2021.2008026 |