As much as I loathe EA with every fiber of my being, this is actually something worth celebrating. Too often people with disabilities are locked out of playing games at all because they don’t have...
As much as I loathe EA with every fiber of my being, this is actually something worth celebrating. Too often people with disabilities are locked out of playing games at all because they don’t have the senses or physical speed, control or stamina that developers expect when making a game.
I know that as someone with worsening repetitive stress injuries in my wrists I’m getting locked out of some of my favorite games because I can’t hammer the keys the way I used to when I was in my 20s. I had to abandon the otherwise fantastic CrossCode because you literally had to click 20+ times per basic enemy.
And this is still minor as compared to trying to play with a more significant disability. As such, (and I never though I’d say it) kudos to EA.
I have no idea if it'd work for the games you like to play, but I use foot pedals and voice commands (VoiceAttack) when playing PC games to avoid exacerbating my repetitive stress injuries. It...
I have no idea if it'd work for the games you like to play, but I use foot pedals and voice commands (VoiceAttack) when playing PC games to avoid exacerbating my repetitive stress injuries. It usually takes a bit of fiddling to get things right for each game, but I've been able to play things like Skyrim and No Man's Sky more than I would if I had to solely rely on a mouse and keyboard.
Interesting. VoiceAttack seems like a lifesaver. I'd thought about a mouse with macro buttons, but a foot pedal seems like a better option. What brand do you use? Any recommendations? The game...
Interesting. VoiceAttack seems like a lifesaver. I'd thought about a mouse with macro buttons, but a foot pedal seems like a better option. What brand do you use? Any recommendations?
The game that I'm saddest to have lost is Binding of Isaac, but I might get some more play out of it if I switched to a controller instead of k&m, and some macros might help.
I use Frag Pedals since I wanted 4 pedals and didn't have an inclination to build my own. They work well for what I need, but the inbuilt macro abilities are... clunky, to say the least. In fact,...
I use Frag Pedals since I wanted 4 pedals and didn't have an inclination to build my own. They work well for what I need, but the inbuilt macro abilities are... clunky, to say the least. In fact, sometimes for more complex actions I'll bind a single key to a pedal and have that key trigger a VoiceAttack command. (VoiceAttack can take keyboard, mouse, and joystick/controller input as well as voice.) Which is weird, but it works for me because I know my way around VoiceAttack pretty well these days.
Looking at Binding of Isaac's PC controls, I think it's doable with some caveats (assuming all these parts can work together). WASD control is generally one of the hardest things for me to configure with my setup. (For example, with Stardew Valley I just use a mod that turns movement into "go to where I click." For things like Skyrim, I make do with W only, using my mouse to steer.) Very fast-paced actions can also be tricky with voice commands, because there's a bit of a delay. But if you had a combination of controller, voice, and maybe pedals, you might be able to find something that works.
Thank you very much. I've been a bit sad lately, expecting that my body wouldn't continue to play along (so to speak) with one of my hobbies, and you've given me some insight into things to look...
Thank you very much. I've been a bit sad lately, expecting that my body wouldn't continue to play along (so to speak) with one of my hobbies, and you've given me some insight into things to look at to make it more sustainable. I really appreciate it.
No problem, glad to help! It was so eye-opening for me when I suddenly realized that I could use adaptive tech to play games. I'm disabled due to a chronic illness, but somehow I still didn't...
No problem, glad to help! It was so eye-opening for me when I suddenly realized that I could use adaptive tech to play games. I'm disabled due to a chronic illness, but somehow I still didn't think to look to the disabled community for ideas on how to play games with less pain.
I hope you can find something that works for you <3
As much as I loathe EA with every fiber of my being, this is actually something worth celebrating. Too often people with disabilities are locked out of playing games at all because they don’t have the senses or physical speed, control or stamina that developers expect when making a game.
I know that as someone with worsening repetitive stress injuries in my wrists I’m getting locked out of some of my favorite games because I can’t hammer the keys the way I used to when I was in my 20s. I had to abandon the otherwise fantastic CrossCode because you literally had to click 20+ times per basic enemy.
And this is still minor as compared to trying to play with a more significant disability. As such, (and I never though I’d say it) kudos to EA.
I have no idea if it'd work for the games you like to play, but I use foot pedals and voice commands (VoiceAttack) when playing PC games to avoid exacerbating my repetitive stress injuries. It usually takes a bit of fiddling to get things right for each game, but I've been able to play things like Skyrim and No Man's Sky more than I would if I had to solely rely on a mouse and keyboard.
Interesting. VoiceAttack seems like a lifesaver. I'd thought about a mouse with macro buttons, but a foot pedal seems like a better option. What brand do you use? Any recommendations?
The game that I'm saddest to have lost is Binding of Isaac, but I might get some more play out of it if I switched to a controller instead of k&m, and some macros might help.
I use Frag Pedals since I wanted 4 pedals and didn't have an inclination to build my own. They work well for what I need, but the inbuilt macro abilities are... clunky, to say the least. In fact, sometimes for more complex actions I'll bind a single key to a pedal and have that key trigger a VoiceAttack command. (VoiceAttack can take keyboard, mouse, and joystick/controller input as well as voice.) Which is weird, but it works for me because I know my way around VoiceAttack pretty well these days.
Looking at Binding of Isaac's PC controls, I think it's doable with some caveats (assuming all these parts can work together). WASD control is generally one of the hardest things for me to configure with my setup. (For example, with Stardew Valley I just use a mod that turns movement into "go to where I click." For things like Skyrim, I make do with W only, using my mouse to steer.) Very fast-paced actions can also be tricky with voice commands, because there's a bit of a delay. But if you had a combination of controller, voice, and maybe pedals, you might be able to find something that works.
Thank you very much. I've been a bit sad lately, expecting that my body wouldn't continue to play along (so to speak) with one of my hobbies, and you've given me some insight into things to look at to make it more sustainable. I really appreciate it.
No problem, glad to help! It was so eye-opening for me when I suddenly realized that I could use adaptive tech to play games. I'm disabled due to a chronic illness, but somehow I still didn't think to look to the disabled community for ideas on how to play games with less pain.
I hope you can find something that works for you <3