Achieving Immersive Gameplay: Interpreters and Video Game Accessibility

Title: Achieving Immersive Gameplay: Interpreters and Video Game Accessibility
Author: Rebekah Cheeley
Faculty Sponsor: Erin Trine; Gavin Keulks
Date: 6/1/2018
Abstract: ASL/English interpreters (ASLEI) are exploring their influence and how they impact the communities they work with. Sensitive to oppression and marginalization of the needs of the d/Deaf community, interpreters and interpreting students are looking at how they can best support greater accessibility for people with who identify as d/Deaf or hard of hearing. Video games are one such area where accessibility is lacking. Problems include reliance on sound cues for crucial survival information...
Type: Text; Honors Thesis
Department: Honors Program
Keywords: deaf; video games; accessibility; ASL; sign language
Language: eng
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Identifier: honors_theses/171