Play Time
Contributed by Joel Zimba, Special Projects Coordinator, MDTAP
Maybe you’re hiding inside from the chaotic weather. Perhaps that government shutdown has you twiddling your thumbs. Either way, it’s time for some fun–if you can call the end of the world “fun.”
What kind of games do we talk about on the Assistive Technology Blog? That’s right, accessible ones. Freeq is a uniquely accessible one. Rather than being VoiceOver accessible, it is completely accessible in its own right. Freeq isn’t the first game with built-in accessibility, but it’s more than just a “move the blip and hit the blip” sort of thing. Rather there is a story, with great sound effects and a unique style of gameplay.
In Freeq, you begin receiving radio signals from the future. Apparently these are signals from the upcoming end of civilization. The story unfolds as you change the future by determining who receives which signals.
I haven’t gotten very far with Freeq yet, but it’s a great game already. It’s different enough to write about. It’s worth the cost. Go find it in the App store and do nothing else productive today.
