Have to say, I'm chuffed to bits with my "The Spectrum" I got for Christmas. So many great games. Love some of the new highly European text based games from Sequentia Soft. Some of the old English horror games from CRL. Cutting edge (for the time) Nu Wave Software's ID, A.I. game, and Automata's Deus Ex Machina. There's some accessibility curiosities too, such as early games with remapping such as 1983's Haunted Hedges. Scuba Dive has a no-pressure experiential fish-tank mode if you just leave it running. Sinclair/ICL Geography, a quiz game that was used by Possum to demonstrate their acces ..read more

  Thanks to Jacek Fedoryński, an update has been made to HID Remapper v7 code, allowing for all sorts of joysticks, including OneSwitch Ultrastick, Zik-Zak and CMOS range to work. This means up to four USB joysticks into the black hexagonal HID Remapper v7 can be swapped around freely. They can act as the left-stick, right-stick, L2/R2 or buttons. All sorts is possible beyond this, but that seemed like a good base-line set-up. For people who use a single stick and buttons, it will be possible (upon request / or self-programming) to swap stick modes too and much more ..read more

  I'm not sure how this happened, but I noticed I'd not included the Colibri Head Mouse in the OneSwitch Accessible Gaming Shop. This is an excellent device from Brazil, that can clip onto existing glasses frames, or a set of fake glasses (lens free). There is some ability to detect blinks too.   ..read more

With at least some of the DJI RS2 to RS4 range of portable camera gimbals, it is possible to pan and tilt certain cameras. This can be done via an integral thumb-stick, or via a smart phone touch-screen "virtual joystick" via the JI Ronin app (iOS or Android), or via some PS4/Xbox gamepads via Bluetooth (possibly Xbox series S/X controllers not Xbox One). I'm not sure if the XAC will work with this, but it certainly opens up many avenues with that range of control. More help at the DJI site as regards the various versions. The Virtual Joystick should be possible to control us ..read more

A Light In The Snow (2020) is a small artistic ZX Spectrum game based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale, The Little Match Girl. A tale for all ages. This can be played on-line, on "The Spectrum" or indeed any Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Although the English translation is imperfect, I do really enjoy Sequentia Soft's approach to games. Options are selected with Q, A and Enter. This could easily be converted for one-switch play, or via an On Screen Keyboard emulator ..read more

Merry Christmas, and a very happy and healthy new year to you all ..read more

A last batch of bits and bobs before Christmas... "Magic Micro Mission was an edutainment TV series for children in the UK, presenting the computer technology of the time. It was produced by Central Independent Television, and broadcast in 1983." You'll see a televised rip-off of J.K. Greye's scrolling one-button game Asteroids. Here called Asteroid Belt, on the BBC Micro, by the child prodigy Patrick Bossert. If you have a BBC Micro emulator you can play it by downloading it from here. Much newer below, the 2024 Makers Secret Santa play-list of interesting electronic creations. And Tom Ba ..read more

The Wingman FGC Retro is a PS2 controller to PS4/PS5 adapter coming soon from Brook. I'm curious to see if other one-handed PS2 era controllers work with this too. I'll be testing early next year all being well. Celtic Magic's Breath Master is under development right now. It is intended to plug directly into an Xbox Adaptive Controller, HORI Flex, HID Remapper v6 and perhaps a pair of Sony Access Controllers. It will have an LED heads up display to help the user understand what they are selecting. Options will include sip and puff control over six-outputs (on/off click of eac ..read more

Here's a big batch of one-button games for your pleasure... Lily Lander (C64) is a simple sploshy game of skill and timing. Pure one-switch and fairly low-pressure. Take as long as you like to jump. Much higher-pressure is Cruisin' for a Bruisin' (C64) where you can jump or double-jump in thin-air with a fast double-tap. These play best in a C64 emulator, like and may take quite a while to load. You may also have to type RUN for Cruisin' to work. SENSwitcher is now available to use on-line with Windows PC and with Android and iOS accessibility too. It's an Ian Bean ..read more

"The third CYBATHLON is now part of history. Held from October 25–27, 2024, at the SWISS Arena in Zürich, the event brought together 67 teams from 24 nations to compete in eight disciplines, showcasing state-of-the-art assistive technologies designed to help complete everyday tasks. While the winning teams celebrated their well-deserved victories, the event’s true spotlight was on the technological breakthroughs and their potential to transform lives. Equally remarkable was CYBATHLON’s emphasis on fostering social inclusion and empowering people with disabilities to overcome challenges throu ..read more