“The most difficult period for us is the transition from childhood to adolescence,” says Alvaro Galan. This young man, affected by cerebral palsy, believes that a simple game can help people like him to feel “included”. And that’s what we try Arcade Land, the first commercial video game adapted for young people with cerebral palsy, which was presented Friday morning at CaixaForum Madrid.
This is an improved version, with graphics 3d of classic arcade games like snake, Pac-Man or Space Invaders, adapted for people with mobility difficulties can have fun with the game console. “It is an inclusive game is not designed exclusively for people with cerebral palsy, but that suits them,” says Liliana Laporte, CEO of Sony in Spain and Portugal.
This compilation of minigames, with up to 100 levels of increasing difficulty, is intended to make your avatar can be controlled through the traditional command DualShock 4 or using the camera PlayStation, to capture the movements of the torso and the head of the player in real time.
“We did not want this game therapy was considered, but was healthy and avoid harmful patterns of movement for the person,” argues Ignacio Garcia, director of the Center for Neurological therapy Monte del Pilar. Creators and developers decided that the game would not be part of the medical process, but would serve to eliminate barriers between people with mobility problems and the rest of society. Specialists in neurology of this hospital have been involved throughout the process of creation and has previously been tested by patients with this physical disabilities.
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