The following list details some of the software aids that can help players
in their gaming. For instance, where a game is too fast or the controls too awkward, the following may
help.
Please feel free to e-mail for help on anything that is unclear.
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Cheats |
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Cheats are a way to make a game more comfortable for your personal abilities. For those unable
to play a game without them, they're not cheats at all.
Datel's Action Replay cheat disks work very well for the likes of
the Playstation 2 and Wii (in GameCube mode). See Code
Junkies for sales.
GameWinners.com is a great site for cheats and help for
many PC and console games from the off.
MAME the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator has an optional 'cheat'
facility, making for some, previously inaccessible arcade coin-op games, accessible on a PC.
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Controller Assistants |
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Utilities that enable players to activate more buttons than they ordinarily could manage.
4 Noah
- Enables one switch gamers to play certain games that use multiple buttons. This software is under development
but available to try for free.
SwitchXS - Enables Apple Mac switch users
to take almost complete control over keyboard and mouse controlled games.
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Controller Emulation |
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Software that enables one piece of hardware, such as a USB joypad to emulate another such as a mouse or keyboard. Ideal for people unable to use a keyboard or mouse to play games.
JoyToKey or Xpadder - Enables adapted or standard USB joypads or joysticks to emulate the mouse and keyboard on a PC.
USB Overdrive - Shareware version of JoyToKey for Apple Macintosh computers.
Track-Mapper
- Enables Natural Point head-trackers to play keyboard compatible games.
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Dwell Clicking |
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"Dwell Clickers" are ideal for head-tracker users, and anyone else, unable to activate a mouse click. You simply hover over an area for a fixed length of time to activate a mouse click.
I have found Natural Point's Dwell Clicker with "XP Fix" works with the majority of PC games. However, you will need to contact them to purchase this version.
See the Game-Accessibility.com Dwell Clicking forum thread for more.
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Speed Control |
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Many games are simply too fast for some to play. Although a growing number of games have in-built options to slow them down, it's more likely that you will need software that can slow your entire computer down.
CPU Killer - Can
slow your computer down up to 99%. If playing games through an emulator, you will need to switch off any frame-skipping. PC Shareware.
Mo'Slo - Very similar to CPU Killer.
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Anti Hand Tremor Software |
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Software utilities that helps smooth out hand tremors a gamer may have.
SteadyMouse.com - offer free software and support for PC Windows users.
Steady Hamster -
a smaller-scale project written for PC Linux users.
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Text Entry Utilities |
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These utilities enable people to enter text sentences who would be unable to with a traditional physical keyboard. Some utilities will assist dyslexic gamers too.
Ability Net have an excellent guide to On Screen Keyboards and text entry utilities for PCs.
Click-N-Type is an On-Screen-Keyboard with a predictive-text facility.
You may find more help at the Game-Accessibility.com On Screen Keyboards forum thread too.
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Wanted |
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Most Wanted list for Accessible Gaming Gear. Features the OneSwitch
wish list, and other individual's unfulfilled wants.
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Related Accessible Gaming Organisations
Ability Net - is a UK charity helping disabled adults and children use computers and the internet by adapting and adjusting their technology.
Game-Accessibility - Focusing on the accessibility of electronic games for gamers with disabilities.
 
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