Mobile games interaction design for people with visual impairment using participatory design approach

Abstract

Mobile games are one of the technologies that can change the way people express and interact with their environment. In certain development, mobile games can also be used as medium to support the learning process. One of the main elements of mobile games is accessibility. Accessibility can be illustrated by the ease of interaction in the mobile games itself. There are not many mobile games developed for players with special needs, such as people with visual impairment. This research was conducted to develop alternative interaction design on mobile device that can be used by people with visual impairment. The development of alternative design was conducted by using participatory design approach. The participatory design approach is considered to be able to create interaction design which is appropriate with the participants wish. This study involved 10 visual impairment people as participants in the participatory design process. The final result showed that the alternative design produced were in accordance with participants desire.