Hey everyone,

I am looking for volunteer testers to help out with my MFA thesis. I am looking for gamers with physical disabilities to test Defense of the Ancients (DotA), a custom map for Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, for accessibility barriers. I am going to take your feedback to Blizzard in order to create a custom map prototype that attempts to eliminate these barriers, at which point I would reach out to you again to test the prototype. Ultimately, the goal is to evaluate this process at a feasible method to create more accessible mainstream games.

Please go to my blog (quinn-thesis.blogspot.com) to learn more about my project and the overall process. If you are interested in participating, please email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I can send you more details.

Thanks for your time!

Chris Quinn

Chris,

I sent you an email, but I used my real name. I'm excited about this project.

Carol

I am game. Send me the details to ioo -@- Ablegamers.com

Sorry I've been out of touch for so long, but I finally have a playable map and working script to make it keyboard accessible ready to test!

If you are interested, please following the testing instructions: http://chrisquinn.com/thesis/

If you have any questions or feedback, I would love to hear from you at chris@chrisquinn.com

If you can email me your feedback by this weekend, I would love to include a quote or two in my thesis paper.

Thanks everyone!

I would recommend as many of us as possible do this, especially those who have trouble mousing. It's a great premise, and if Chris proves it correct, will send a strong message to the industry.