Title
Designing a game controller for motor impaired players
Abstract
Much progress has been made in building interfaces for people with visual, auditory and motor disabilities, both for day to day activities and for computer interaction. Despite these advances, videogame interaction is highly dependent on hand movement for control. This makes it almost impossible for individuals with motor disabilities to play videogames. In this paper we describe the design of an interaction device for individuals with severe motor disabilities. Through interviews and discussions with a motor-impaired user, we created a device that enables him to play a videogame, using a combination of motion capture and speech recognition. We built a prototype with an accelerometer and a microphone, which allows individuals with upper body motor disabilities to play games designed for people without any disabilities.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2011
IHC+CLIHC
severe motor disability,motor-impaired user,game controller,motion capture,interaction device,upper body motor disability,motor disability,computer interaction,hand movement,day activity,videogame interaction
Field
DocType
Citations 
Motion capture,Control theory,Accelerometer,Computer science,Interaction device,Human–computer interaction,Multimedia,Microphone
Conference
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.41
7
4