RE: [QUAD-L] Help with Wii Games
http://www.broadenedhorizons.com/en/wii-fit-plus-with-balance-board Availability: In stock $129.95 Warranty90 AvailabilityPlease allow 1-4 Weeks for Custom Brand Broadened Horizons IncludesN/A By Disability or Limitation No Head Movement - Tongue/Lips/Facial Gestures Only, Head Movement Only, No Arm Movement with some Finger Dexterity, Arm Movement with Limited Finger Dexterity, C1-C3 Quadriplegia, C4 Quadriplegia, C5 Quadriplegia, C6-C7 Quadriplegia, ALS - Lou Gehrig's Disease, Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy or SMA, Multiple Sclerosis, Paraplegia, Limited Speech or Nonvocal, Stroke, Unable to Walk - Wheelchair User, Brachial Plexus Injury, Limited Hearing or Deaf, Limited Vision or Blind, Arthritis, RSI, Tendinitis, Elderly, Not Disabled, Temporarily Able-Bodied by Ability or Control MethodNo Control - Not Applicable, with ECU - Infrared IR, with ECU - discrete TTL, Limited Hand Dexterity, Some Finger Dexterity (no arm movement), Arm Movement (no finger dexterity), Voice - Speaker Independent, Voice - Speaker Dependent, Voice - Dictation, Breath- Blow or Suck Lightly, Using any Ability Switch, Mouth, Tongue, or Facial Gestures, Good Head Movement, Feet or Toes maybe this could work? -Original Message- From: Trish Conway [mailto:tris...@dslextreme.com] Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 11:03 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Help with Wii Games My friend is quadriplegic, having little control of his neck or of his limbs. I'm trying to find games he might be able to do and have had limited success with the Wii Fit which we just started experimenting with. What he can do is press down on the Balance Board (which is resting on his wheelchair tray) with his fists. In this manner he is able to progress some with the game Heading, just trying to use the Balance Board to hit the soccer balls and dodging the flying shoes. Also, he has been able to manage a little of a running game by wiggling the Wiimote to simulate it's movement in his pocket as he is running. My question is - What other Wii games might be good for him. He has limited strength to press down on the Balance Board and to wiggle the Wiimote but he is unable to activate any of the Wiimote or Nunchuk switches. Thank you for your help. Trish
RE: [QUAD-L] Help with Wii Games
I don't have a game console However I do play games on my computer sometimes and I have no movement of my left arm and partial to my wrist on my right side and when I looked into adaptive console gaming I found a company by the name of broadened horizons that had a fair amount of stuff. I haven't tried their equipment nor do I know the quality of it but here is the url. http://www.broadenedhorizons.com/en/products/video-game-controls/nintendo-wi i -Original Message- From: Trish Conway [mailto:tris...@dslextreme.com] Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 11:03 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Help with Wii Games My friend is quadriplegic, having little control of his neck or of his limbs. I'm trying to find games he might be able to do and have had limited success with the Wii Fit which we just started experimenting with. What he can do is press down on the Balance Board (which is resting on his wheelchair tray) with his fists. In this manner he is able to progress some with the game Heading, just trying to use the Balance Board to hit the soccer balls and dodging the flying shoes. Also, he has been able to manage a little of a running game by wiggling the Wiimote to simulate it's movement in his pocket as he is running. My question is - What other Wii games might be good for him. He has limited strength to press down on the Balance Board and to wiggle the Wiimote but he is unable to activate any of the Wiimote or Nunchuk switches. Thank you for your help. Trish
Re: [QUAD-L] Help with Wii Games
I can play tennis with just shoulder and bicep control. Wrap the controller to my wrist. On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 12:03 AM, Trish Conway wrote: > My friend is quadriplegic, having little control of his neck or of his > limbs. I'm trying to find games he might be able to do and have had > limited success with the Wii Fit which we just started experimenting with. > What he can do is press down on the Balance Board (which is resting on his > wheelchair tray) with his fists. In this manner he is able to progress > some with the game Heading, just trying to use the Balance Board to hit the > soccer balls and dodging the flying shoes. > > Also, he has been able to manage a little of a running game by wiggling > the Wiimote to simulate it's movement in his pocket as he is running. My > question is - What other Wii games might be good for him. He has limited > strength to press down on the Balance Board and to wiggle the Wiimote but > he is unable to activate any of the Wiimote or Nunchuk switches. > > Thank you for your help. > > Trish > >
Re: [QUAD-L] Help with Wii Games
Congrats Trish! A very excellent question and I hope you get more answers. Since the first time I witnessed seniors playing Wii in nursing homes for exercise and entertainment, I realized what a powerful rehab tool this could be. It would also be interesting to learn if any research is being conducted in this area. Best Wishes In a message dated 4/14/2012 1:03:08 A.M. Central Daylight Time, tris...@dslextreme.com writes: My friend is quadriplegic, having little control of his neck or of his limbs. I'm trying to find games he might be able to do and have had limited success with the Wii Fit which we just started experimenting with. What he can do is press down on the Balance Board (which is resting on his wheelchair tray) with his fists. In this manner he is able to progress some with the game Heading, just trying to use the Balance Board to hit the soccer balls and dodging the flying shoes. Also, he has been able to manage a little of a running game by wiggling the Wiimote to simulate it's movement in his pocket as he is running. My question is - What other Wii games might be good for him. He has limited strength to press down on the Balance Board and to wiggle the Wiimote but he is unable to activate any of the Wiimote or Nunchuk switches. Thank you for your help. Trish
