Accessibility Requirements in Serious Games for Low Vision Children

Abstract

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has brought a number of benefits to the education sector with access to information and interactive learning strategies. Serious game is important in creating effective learning. However, for people who are visually impaired, they have difficulty accessing visual elements in the game. Accessibility refers to how a game can be played by people with disabilities. Accessibility is important to ensure that a game can be played by visually impaired people, especially children with low vision. Thus, this paper discusses the accessibility problems faced by children with low vision while playing serious games to identify their accessibility requirements. A requirement study through direct observation and unstructured interview was conducted. Based on the requirement study conducted, there are several problems of accessibility experienced by low vision children when playing games that reduce their playing experience.