Computer Entertainment Technologies for the Visually Impaired: An Overview

Over the last years, works related to accessible technologies have increased both in number and in quality. This work presents a series of articles which explore different trends in the field of accessible video games for the blind or visually impaired. Reviewed articles are distributed in four categories covering the following subjects: (1) video game design and architecture, (2) video game adaptations, (3) accessible games as learning tools or treatments and (4) navigation and interaction in virtual environments. Current trends in accessible game design are also analysed, and data is presented regarding keyword use and thematic evolution over time. As a conclusion, a relative stagnation in the field of human-computer interaction for the blind is detected. However, as the video game industry is becoming increasingly interested in accessibility, new research opportunities are starting to appear

ACM international workshop on multimedia technologies for distance learning (MTDL 2009)

[[abstract]]The MTDL 2009 workshop aims to discuss the impact of multimedia technologies to e-Learning. This workshop is held in conjunction with the ACM Multimedia 2009 Conference in Beijing. As a cover paper of this workshop, we briefly summarize important technologies used in e-learning in the first section, followed by a discussion of important issues proposed in the 11 papers accepted to the workshop (among the 24 submissions)