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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Accessible gaming: Audio ping pong

The tech/gadget blogs are talking about a game of ping pong that is played via audio, with mixed reviews. One complaint is that it's more difficult, but the game does present a possibility for those with visual impairments and mobility impairments since it's hands free. Me? I think it's brilliant.

Basically you put on a set of headphones and listen to sounds to direct you as to which direction to tilt your head to "pong" the ball back. Simple idea and who knows- maybe it will lead to more audio games. The guy who created this? Mike McCracken, whose blog you can find here.

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