Transcript capAbility Games RESEARCH PROJECT

capAbility Games
RESEARCH
PROJECT
© 2005, Ian M Stead
Helping to knock down barriers to
independence for people with disabilities!
capAbility Games
Research Project
• Developing groundbreaking interactive
multimedia game simulation modules for
people with disabilities
• Designing visual/auditory stimulation and
memory systems
• Creating innovative interface modalities for
individuals who have sustained brain injuries
and are physically or mentally handicapped
capAbility Games
Research Project
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Center for the Disabled
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dynamic, interdisciplinary student teams:
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electrical engineers
cognitive scientists
game designers
programmers
character artists
level artists
music composers
Niraj Shrestha, RPI Cognitive Science & AI student; Ben Frost, RPI Electronic Arts student;
Jim Luther, Director of Technology, Ed Bartz (in wheelchair) who is Staff Member and editor
of capAbility Magazine at The Center for the Disabled
CapAbility Games
Research Project
Creating fun game learning modules needed
for basic life skills such as:
• personal care
• job readiness skills
• money management
• personal interactions
• household management and other areas
Members of the CapAbility Game
Research Project include:
From The Center for the Disabled:
• Mary Kim Purcell- Director [email protected]
• Ashlye Cheely- Speech Language Pathologist [email protected]
• Dick May- Technology Center Program Coordinator [email protected]
• Jim Luther- Director of Technology [email protected]
From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute:
• Kathleen Ruiz, Associate Professor of Electronic Arts [email protected]
• Andrey Turovsky [email protected]
• Ben Frost [email protected]
• Casey Addy [email protected]
• Niraj Shrestha [email protected]
• Alexandr Biberman [email protected]
• Brian Ratta [email protected]
Students are using their talents and
developing new ones, while making
a difference in the lives of many
amazing people!
Enhancing peoples' lives through
game and simulation technology.
Danielle Allen
at The Center for the Disabled