Yeh dark, me too. But if onl people over here and over there in the mainstream gaming world weren't so shallow and narrow minded... this kinda thing wouldn't have to happen.
-----Original Message----- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of dark Sent: 01 May 2012 20:01 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Conference Opportunity If there was a convenient way for me to get to Boston I'd definitely fancy doing this, ----- perhaps though if it goes on next year and you let me know early enough I could have a think about it. All the best, Dark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Robinson" <elea...@7128.com> To: <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:22 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Conference Opportunity > If anyone on this list is local to the Boston area and would be interested > in influencing accessibility in game development in the US, you might > consider trying to get one of the free passes and attending the Enabled > Play session of the Games for Health Conference. > > We are sending this letter to all supporters of videogame accessibility > worldwide including past attendees of The Games for Health Conference. > > On Tuesday June 12, in Boston, MA we will be hosting Enabled Play: The > Fourth Annual Games Accessibility Day.In past years the conference has > seen 8-10 sessions featuring an amazing cross-section of game > accessibility advocates, developers, and researchers. > > This year we're doing something different and we need your help! > > For 2012, Enabled Play is dedicating itself to generating a "briefing > book" on games accessibility which will be presented on June 13 and 14 to > all attendees which includes a cross-section of industry, health, and > professional leaders who are attending and speaking.This includes the > conference keynotes: Microsoft's global lead on health, Bill > Crounse,Reality is Broken author Jane McGonigal, andConstance Steinkuehler > Squire who is a Senior Policy Analyst at the White House Office of Science > & Technology Policy focusing on federal activity and policies regarding > the use of videogames to solve ongoing national challenges such as health, > education, science, and national security. > > Coupled with public posting, and sharing of the work throughout the rest > of 2012 by other advocates this effort has great ability to better inform > federal agencies and others working on serious games about needs for > research and development of concerning accessibility.Indeed, making > training, education, and other games accessible is nearly a requirement, > not a choice for governments and their partners.For industry, > accessibility can be a great pathway to better games and sales as four > previous years of Enabled Play talks have shown. > > At Enabled Play 2012, we ask that you join us for a day and help us put > together this briefing book, and an accompanying executive summary. > > As a close friend of games accessibility we are asking you to join us and > help.There is no set agenda for the day, just a set goal.Everyone who > attends will get a chance to share work, opinions, and ideas. > > Thanks to support from the Games for Health Project we have been given 20 > free passes to Enabled Play to provide to attendees such as yourself.If > you are able to attend for Tuesday June 12, you can attend for free.Hotel > and travel are your own responsibility.If you wish to stay on for the > remainder of Games for Health that is also an additional charge.If you > have a brief 10-15 minute talk you'd like to give we will incorporate that > into the day's activities. > > To attend as a guest be one of the first 15 people to send an email with > your name, title, and specific area of interest within accessibility to: > > rsvp2...@enabledplay.com <mailto:rsvp2...@enabledplay.com> > > There have been several great resources compiled to-date including > whitepapers, great Web sites, and other articles.It's time to put together > a summary of all this great work, and to determine a set of guiding > recommendations that can help move things further along. > > If you share our excitement for this opportunity, please join us on > Tuesday June 11. > > Tara Voelker > > Eleanor Robinson > > Ben Sawyer > > Eleanor Robinson > > 7-128 Software > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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