A Study of Accessibility, Interest and Information Load in "Play" for the Visually Impaired: A Comparison of Playing Cards and Video Games

Abstract

　In order to clarify the relationship between accessibility, fun, and information load in "play" for the visually impaired, this study conducted a practice using "Career Poker" with Braille cards and a fighting game in a video game. The results showed that playing cards with braille, which provide accessibility, has the same information load as those with clear vision, and that the visually impaired find it interesting and can enjoy it as a "play" on an equal footing with those with clear vision. On the other hand, even fighting games without accessibility, if the operability problem caused by lack of accessibility is reduced, the same information load as that of the sighted can be realized, and the game can be enjoyed by the visually impaired as a "play" that they can also enjoy. Based on the above results, we can conclude that accessibility is not an absolute condition for "play," although it does affect the success of "play".