Paper Info
Title
An exploratory study on non-visual mobile phone interfaces for games
Abstract
Conventional games (computer, mobile, and console) rely heavily on visual information to convey the gameplay and to drive the interaction with the player. With the rapid evolution of graphics hardware and Computer Graphics, this becomes more pronounced. An undesirable consequence of this trend is that visually-impaired people get more excluded from the play. Mobile phones are pervasive nowadays, and can reach a potentially large user base, including the visually-impaired. However, in mobile gaming there seems to be only few alternatives to serve this community. This work presents an exploratory study on non-visual mobile phone interfaces for games. It is based on Semiotic Engineering principles, and emphasizes communication through aural, tactile and gestural signs. Results include a number of issues that can be incorporated to a wider research agenda about mobile gaming accessibility.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2008
IHC
non-visual mobile phone interface,mobile gaming accessibility,computer graphics,visually-impaired people,mobile phone,mobile gaming,gestural sign,conventional game,semiotic engineering principle,exploratory study,accessibility
Field
DocType
Citations 
Mobile technology,Mobile search,Graphics hardware,Computer science,Semiotic engineering,Human–computer interaction,Mobile phone,Mobile Web,Computer graphics,Multimedia,Exploratory research
Conference
14
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.02
13
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Luis Valente1737.79
clarisse sieckenius254380.38
Bruno Feijó320029.85