Основні поняття
Surveyor enhances exploration and discovery for blind and low vision players in video games.
Анотація
Surveyor is an exploration assistance tool designed to foster a sense of discovery in blind and low vision (BLV) players within video games. It tracks where BLV players look, highlights unexplored areas, and provides menus for querying exploration status. The tool aims to provide a richer play experience by promoting agency in exploring environments and discovering items. Formative interviews with experienced BLV gamers revealed the importance of abilities like physically walking through environments, tracking explored regions, using audio beacons for navigation, and having multiple approaches to understanding the environment. Surveyor addresses these needs by offering directional scanning, matrix-based exploration tracking, and an audio-based menu system. A user study with nine BLV participants showed that Surveyor granted a strong sense of agency in exploration but was perceived as more cumbersome compared to a simple audio menu.
Статистика
Surveyor enhances discovery for BLV players in video games.
Participants found Surveyor to have a higher learning curve than the simple audio menu.
Surveyor provided complete freedom to explore environments but was perceived as cumbersome by some participants.
The tool received the lowest median restrictiveness scores compared to other tools used in the study.
Paths taken by participants using Surveyor were less linear, indicating more exploration of the environment.
Цитати
"Surveyor gives you a lot of confidence... I have a game plan." - Participant 8
"[Surveyor] is my favorite... The closest that you can get to the same experience as a sighted player." - Participant 5
"There’s something to be said for just going straight down a list... There’s something to be said for just the simplicity of a single menu." - Participant 5
"With Surveyor... it just forces you to feel out the rest of the room." - Participant 2
"There were a lot of ways to see the level [with Surveyor]." - Participant 9