This paper discusses findings from interview sessions on the topic of WCAG usage in creating accessible mobile games. In light of current W3C work examining future iterations of accessibility guidelines (W3C 2017a), this paper attempts to answer the following question: How Well Do W3C Accessibility Guidelines Support Recreational Activities, Such As Games? 2017) and also in the teaching of games accessibility (Westin and Dupire 2016). WCAG has been used previously to assist in the creation of accessible education games (Cano et al. Of particular interest is the World Wide Web Consortiums (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) which is currently in its second iteration (W3C 2017b). This has had varying success in fields such as web accessibility (Carter and Fourney 2007), Computer Science education (Rosmaita et al.
One method that can be used to assist in creating accessible games is through the consultation of accessibility guidelines. This presents the importance of manufacturing these games to become accessible to users in a range of different environments, allowing users to have an engaging experience with these types of games.
56% of individuals play mobile games whilst they are in situations where they are waiting (Dobson 2006). Billions of people around the world play mobile games on a regular basis and view this activity as an effortless and uncomplicated means of passing time or as a distraction from hectic schedules. Mobile gaming is one of the most popular forms of gaming. This will ultimately allow all users to fully engage with the mobile gaming experience.
As this category of games evolve, there is a growing demand for these games to achieve the maximum level of accessibility for users with disabilities. Figures from The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE) state that 21.8 billion mobile game applications were downloaded from Apple’s App Store and Google Play in Q1 of 2017–2018, a 15.3% increase from the findings from Q1 of 2016–2017 (UKIE 2018). On the one hand, it's good for finding and downloading lots of wallpapers and fun ringtones, but on the other, it doesn't allow the direct download of games and apps.In recent years, there has been a growing amount of interest in mobile gaming applications. The official Uptodown application, on the other hand, does allow direct downloads of APKs.ĩApps is a download portal with both pros and cons. Instead, 9Apps will redirect you to Google Play, meaning it's not particularly useful. What should be one of the strengths of 9Apps – downloading apps – actually turns out a bit average due to a simple problem: no applications can be downloaded from within the app. Nevertheless, searching by category will allow you to quickly find images of cute animals or breathtaking landscapes, for example. 9Apps is a tool to download all kinds of multimedia content directly to your Android: wallpapers, ringtones, and even apps and games (although the latter must be downloaded through Google Play).įrom the main screen of 9Apps, you can use different filters to find the wallpaper or ringtone that you're looking for, although truth be told these filters don't work as well as they should.