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Serious Games
for Inclusion
Stefan Schürz
Brussels, 13th of June 2013
Who is „LIFEtool“?
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LIFEtool
 Non profit organisation with 5 consulting centers in Austria
 Research and developement competency
LIFEtool Software
What makes our software special?
 Visual Design
 Accoustic Design
 Settings & Options
 Motoric Requirements
Visual Design
 Clear grafics and writings
 Big buttons (Touchscreen)
 Clear screen layout
 Attractive and motivating appearance
 Only distractors which are necessary
 „Less is more“
 Only little special effects
 Exercises, feedback and help also visual
Accoustic Design
 „Less is more“
 Overall impression should be „quiet“
 But: motivating
 Adjustable
 Effects should not distract
 Effects should not scare
 Exercises, feedback and help also verbal
Settings & Options
 Powerful but not complicate
 Level fine adjustable
 „Learning in small steps“
 Usermanager
 Saved Results
 An editor for adding personalized content is often included
Motoric Requirements
 Big cursor
 Big objects
 All inputs accessible by just one click
 Scanning
Examples of Serious Games
Play With Me
 A collection of entertaining animation games
 Can be operated with one switch or two switches
 The possibility to play together with another person
Wheel Sim
 Helps to gain the ability to operate a powered wheelchair via a
dynamic joystick or similar input devices using the means of
computer simulation
 Is used as wheelchair fitting decision-making tool
 Easy-to-use 3D dexterity, coordination and racing game
Puzzle World
 A collection of well-known puzzle games
 Primarily designed for children who are not capable of handling
regular puzzles e.g. due to physical impairments
 Adaptability of puzzles by using own graphical material
Switch Trainer
 Program for learning how to handle 2 switches in computer
operation
 Designed for physically impaired children with or without a
learning disability
 Offers a variety of options to learn and practice
"Man is only a fully human
being when he plays"
Friedrich Schiller in his letters "On the Aesthetic Education of Man"