Whack-a-Mole for the Visually Impaired

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Whack-a-Mole for the Visually Impaired

• Luv Kohli
• COMP290-039
• February 24, 2004

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Images and sounds by Pat Friedl
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Images and sounds by Pat Friedl
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Images and sounds by Pat Friedl
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Motivation

• Lack of fun games for visually impaired children
• Children need exercise for muscle tone
• Educational spatial reasoning

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The Game

• Furry woodland creatures appear at random to
  pester the player
• Based on the location creature sounds are coming
  from, the player hits the creature back into its
  hole

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Goals

• Fun and enjoyable game
• Physical activity
• Inexpensive equipment

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Audio

• Several speakers (4?) in some spatial arrangement
• FMOD or DirectSound?

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Interface

• Need to make sure children do not hurt themselves
• Colored foam sponges
• Camera looks at colors and determines what is
  covered up to see what is being hit