Expert Accessibility Style Tips: November 8, 2006

The question so many people ask when word leaks out that someone is designing an accessible game is..."Is the game fun to play for non disabled gamers as well?? What about multiplayer options -- can a physically disabled gamer and a non disabled gamer play the game TOGETHER (coop, comp -- doesn't matter) and both have fun?"

Take for example this single player, one button/switch game: http://www.mykodo.com/ -- it's extremely suitable to play for physically disabled gamers but also incredibly fun for non disabled gamers. AI Judge Reid Kimball says this game is even more fun as a one button game than if it used more buttons.

But that doesn't say anything about multiplayer...will our contestants risk it all by picking up the torch and going that extra mile of including a multiplayer game option that is not only accessible but also dares to be fun for everyone?