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One needs to read the thread before commenting really
Nout wrong with the games really, bar the way the camera and controls work
i just got dead space 2 but i'm so disappointed
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One needs to read the thread before commenting really
Nout wrong with the games really, bar the way the camera and controls work
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New remapping petition is up... PLEASE SIGN AGAIN!
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If anyone in the US wants to help me get a new handiVan I'd appreciate it. If you're outside the US & wanna help share or reddit it.
LINK TO REDDIT: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/wq00g/operation_handivan_50_ends_july_26th/
Thanks
LINK TO REDDIT: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/wq00g/operation_handivan_50_ends_july_26th/
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Thought I'd give this thread a bump as there is a new one page article in PC Gamer (UK) mag about gaming with disabilities.
They link to several organisations helping to make games more inclusive and I thought the links may be interesting, they are:
Special Effect
Includification (what a great name!)
Able Gamers
Hope that's of some use and interest to people!
They link to several organisations helping to make games more inclusive and I thought the links may be interesting, they are:
Special Effect
Includification (what a great name!)
Able Gamers
Hope that's of some use and interest to people!
You sir are amazing! I remember when I used to play rainbow six on the Xbox 360 there was guy who also couldn't use his hands. He had a special mount for his wheel chair which he mounted an Xbox 360 controller. He played with his cheeks/jaw and was one of the best players in the game!
There is a guy called Ben heck, he specialises in making modded consoles and controllers. I remember seeing an Xbox pad he made for a guy who lost an arm in the war, it was a one handed controller that was controller by one hand ad his thigh. You should track him down and contact him.
There is a guy called Ben heck, he specialises in making modded consoles and controllers. I remember seeing an Xbox pad he made for a guy who lost an arm in the war, it was a one handed controller that was controller by one hand ad his thigh. You should track him down and contact him.
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Never usually wander into here but came across this thread and have to say it's inspiring stuff!
Gareth, did you have to pay for these modded pads? I think you've done some great work getting involved with companies who in future will hopefully be able to create their games to be more accessible to those with disabilities. Respect.
Gareth, did you have to pay for these modded pads? I think you've done some great work getting involved with companies who in future will hopefully be able to create their games to be more accessible to those with disabilities. Respect.
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Only read the first couple of pages of this thread and I just came in to say that Gareth is ******* awesome!
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I remember you.
I signed your petition donkeys years ago for remapping. Watching your Black Ops or was it COD WAW zombies gameplay was awesome stuff. Didn't you also manage to get on GiantBomb's podcast raising awareness?Anyway I have the upmost respect for you guys and I can't imagine to understand what you endure.
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this might be worth a try
Hi gareth
This may come late and i dont know if you ever still use this forum, however
on the chance you will read this message i would like to recommend something you can try that may make gaming and other computer related things a lot better for you.
i recently bought myself a headset that allows you to control the computer by using facial gestures, accelerometers and 'thought'
you will be able to control the mouse simply by turning your head left, right, up and down, mouse clicking is custom, you can choose to either clench your teeth, wink, or even by thinking left or right click
you can bind any of the outputs to any key on the keyboard or mouse
now before i go any further,
training the program to use 'thought' is quite time consuming, but worth it.
it can take hours to properly train thought controlled actions but having said that, you can see quite good results with just a few minutes worth of training
the thought controlled outputs are a bonus, the ability to control the mouse by turning your head alone is very accurate and something you should look into purely for that feature.
this device costs about $299, i paid about $500 because due to living in australia and the postage cost, it worked out cheaper for me to buy the headset and some additional spare parts at the same time as opposed to buying spares later on down the track as they offer free postage on X amount of extras when purchased along with the headset
its wireless, and the battery life is quite good, i have not tested it for a great deal of time however mine lasts over 5 or 6 hours as constant usage.
the only complaint i have with the device is the training of thought takes quite a bit of getting used to,
and after a couple hours it starts to hurt while wearing it, however, adding some additional padding prevents that, this however may not be the case for you, as it probably just sits tight on my 'big' head
if you do decide to get one of these, here is a tip for training thought controlled actions,
when training, try to visualize what you want to do,
for example, if you wanted to walk forward using a thought controlled action:
try to imagine your character moving forward, or a ball rolling down a hill or something, dont just think 'walk forward' over and over in your mind, this makes game play confusing and also makes training confusing.
it works by triggering on your intention to do a specific action, so when training your thoughts have to be consistant (like a ball rolling)
anyway thats probably enough rambling on for me, i think this device would be perfect for you, i bought mine because i think this hardware is the future of computers and shows a lot of potential both for computers and people who have disability's that restrict their ability to do thinks such as use their hands or many other things. anyway enough said, here is the website, and a youtube link to show you this thing in action.
www.emotiv.com this is where you can read up on and purchase the unit from (you can speak to people on the website live if you need to)
and here is a youtube of it in use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZrat-VG4Ms
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDgkZZYSVPo
i hope you find this useful, and i think personally this will change computer interaction for you for the better
unfortunetly you will need somebody to help you put the sensors in and position them for you, but this is a very easy thing to do.
i hope you find this post, good luck!
p.s. i dont know if i have correctly added the video links or not, i do not use forums ever, and dont know any of the forum related tricks, i made this account purely to send this message to you, so if i have done anything wrong, i would appreciate it if an admin could correct anything i may have dont wrong, thanks.
Hi gareth
This may come late and i dont know if you ever still use this forum, however
on the chance you will read this message i would like to recommend something you can try that may make gaming and other computer related things a lot better for you.
i recently bought myself a headset that allows you to control the computer by using facial gestures, accelerometers and 'thought'
you will be able to control the mouse simply by turning your head left, right, up and down, mouse clicking is custom, you can choose to either clench your teeth, wink, or even by thinking left or right click
you can bind any of the outputs to any key on the keyboard or mouse
now before i go any further,
training the program to use 'thought' is quite time consuming, but worth it.
it can take hours to properly train thought controlled actions but having said that, you can see quite good results with just a few minutes worth of training
the thought controlled outputs are a bonus, the ability to control the mouse by turning your head alone is very accurate and something you should look into purely for that feature.
this device costs about $299, i paid about $500 because due to living in australia and the postage cost, it worked out cheaper for me to buy the headset and some additional spare parts at the same time as opposed to buying spares later on down the track as they offer free postage on X amount of extras when purchased along with the headset
its wireless, and the battery life is quite good, i have not tested it for a great deal of time however mine lasts over 5 or 6 hours as constant usage.
the only complaint i have with the device is the training of thought takes quite a bit of getting used to,
and after a couple hours it starts to hurt while wearing it, however, adding some additional padding prevents that, this however may not be the case for you, as it probably just sits tight on my 'big' head
if you do decide to get one of these, here is a tip for training thought controlled actions,
when training, try to visualize what you want to do,
for example, if you wanted to walk forward using a thought controlled action:
try to imagine your character moving forward, or a ball rolling down a hill or something, dont just think 'walk forward' over and over in your mind, this makes game play confusing and also makes training confusing.
it works by triggering on your intention to do a specific action, so when training your thoughts have to be consistant (like a ball rolling)
anyway thats probably enough rambling on for me, i think this device would be perfect for you, i bought mine because i think this hardware is the future of computers and shows a lot of potential both for computers and people who have disability's that restrict their ability to do thinks such as use their hands or many other things. anyway enough said, here is the website, and a youtube link to show you this thing in action.
www.emotiv.com this is where you can read up on and purchase the unit from (you can speak to people on the website live if you need to)
and here is a youtube of it in use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZrat-VG4Ms
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDgkZZYSVPo
i hope you find this useful, and i think personally this will change computer interaction for you for the better
unfortunetly you will need somebody to help you put the sensors in and position them for you, but this is a very easy thing to do.
i hope you find this post, good luck!
p.s. i dont know if i have correctly added the video links or not, i do not use forums ever, and dont know any of the forum related tricks, i made this account purely to send this message to you, so if i have done anything wrong, i would appreciate it if an admin could correct anything i may have dont wrong, thanks.
Soldato
^awesome. Nice post
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congrats...
Soldato
Wow. Just wow! Massive respect
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That's pretty affordable too, what a great piece of kit!
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thanks arc@css, i hope so too, just checked back to see if he had seen it, im glad you all like the post and information.