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No Barriers to Fun!
We met our friend Giddeon at the AbleGamers Accessibility Arcade in Atlantic City, New Jersey. When he first sat down with the AbleGamers crew, Giddeon didn't want to play any games. He told us that with his disability gaming was difficult. Giddeon has a rare disease that caused the growth of his arms .. Read More -
A Window to the World
Shepherd University invited the AbleGamers Foundation to come on campus and do one of our Accessibility Arcades for the students and local disabled community. The event was a roaring success with hundreds of children and adults coming out to see the technology and in some cases experience gaming the first time. Read More
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About the AbleGamers Foundation
Since 2004, the AbleGamers Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, has served more than 56 million members of the disabled community by advocating greater access in video games. Today, AbleGamers is a leader in the development of equipment, programs and services to those living with disabilities, hardships, and quality-of-life issues that are a result of chronic illness or trauma. It is our goal to ensure that all people, regardless of their disability, can use gaming as a tool to have enriched social experiences with friends, family, and the world at large.
{sidebar id=1}To celebrate Steam’s new availability for the Mac, the juggernaut downloadable game platform has announced that the puzzle adventure game, Portal , which won over 40 awards included game of the year, is now free until May 24th.. Mac users can finally claim to own a "gaming rig" without resorting to Boot Camp, Parallels or some other virtual machine where you run a Windows OS on a Mac.
For those of you who do not know what Steam is; it is a way to have instant access to all of your favorite games both new and old for both the Mac and PC with over 1,100 games available to purchase, download, and play from any computer. But Steam specifically offers 57 titles for the Mac.
Steam also offers many social opportunities because of the Steam community where you can find someone to play with, meet up with friends, connect with groups of similar interests, or host and join chats, matches, and tournaments.
Also, Steam allows you to chat with your friends while in game since you can see your friends are online or playing games and easily join the same games together. Chat with your buddies, or use your microphone or any other needed assistive device to communicate in any game.
Steam is a great option for us Ablegamers because it allows us to download some of the best games from the comfort of our own homes. It also is a lot more economical then going to the store or buying it from an online merchant such as amazon.com.
Not to mention that going to the store is a lot more work for some disabled gamers because we need to find a companion to come with us and/or find special transportation, which can not only be time consuming but also costly.
Steam eliminates that need because you can buy the games from the comfort of home and get special discounts and offers up to 75 percent off because you will only be able to download each game; no physical goods are exchanged.
One of my favorite things is that you have access to all of your favorite publishers and their games but you can also watch videos and see screenshots of the games. As well as see system requirements and reviews. So you can find the game that perfect for you!
In closing, I hope you check out Steam because they are The Ultimate Online Game Platform and perfect for the Ablegamers community because of its economical, convenience and social value.
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AbleGamers Foundation News
- Disabled Gamers to Appear at First Booth at PAX-E 2012
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- The AbleGamers Foundation Awards the 2011 Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year Award. May the Force Be with You.
- Landmark Controller for the Disabled Unveiled at PAX Prime
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Comments
Our company recently withdrew from the Mac market due to dismal sales. But then a fair number of our customers are blind and the Mac is rather known for spiffy graphics.
In any event, with only 12% of the market and considerable additional development effort (kitting, testing, and support more than coding) it's just too much of a hassle to stay on the Mac.
John Bannick
CTO
7-128 Software
I will be happy to see the linux client. Me and Wine have not always gotten along.
The economical point is not entirely correct. Quite a few games are a lot cheaper retail than on steam. Even with shipping fees.
an example: Dragon age origins pc is E37,48, retail it's E20. Even if I want it delivered tomorrow that would be an extra E2. Digital dl directly from EA is also E19.99.(Anyone see the irony in the game being that price while awakening is E29.99?)
As always it pays to browse. Sometimes steam has a nice deal, sometimes stores do.
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