News - Educational Games

Educational game developer Tabula Digita announced the release of a new software focusing on literacy skills. Entitled DimensionL, the reading and writing program is part of the DimensionU Learning System which also includes the award-winning DimensionM series.

DimensionL gives students an exciting way to practice their essential literacy skills. The software tackles nearly 200 different sets of skills on topics ranging from language conventions, parts of speech and reading to writing processes, spelling, and vocabulary. More...

Reviews - PlayStation Network

This lighthearted and downright silly take on loot-collecting, hack and slash adventuring features great art, full voice acting and over 100 missions to complete. DeathSpank has its heart in the right place, but this brainchild of Ron Gilbert falls flat in a number of ways and becomes a tedious grind about halfway through.

The basic premise is that our hero, DeathSpank, is trying to obtain a powerful item known as The Artifact that was hidden behind a magic seal by a local witch. DeathSpank must battle his way across the kingdom while completing a variety of tasks assigned to him by a large cast of colourful characters. More...

Reviews - iPhone/iPod

Aside from a few minor changes and the addition of achievement points, this sequel is almost identical to the original version. Despite offering more of the same, Zen Bound 2 for the iOS platform is still a deeply engrossing and challenging puzzle game.

For those unfamiliar with Zen Bound, the goal is to wrap a rope around various wooden figures to gradually fill them with colour. Colouring 70 percent or more of a figure will make a nail shine on which you hang your rope to complete the puzzle. The greater the coverage, the more flowers you will earn, which unlock subsequent levels. More…

News - Game Accessibility

The folks at 7-128 Software in Massachusetts have released free upgrades to 25 titles in their already visually impaired-accessible library. The team has improved audio control interfaces and added SAPI voice functionality to their line of products.

SAPI stands for Speech Application Program Interface and all versions of Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and 7 come with at least one SAPI voice. These voices, which are generally used to read on-screen text, are commonly utilized by visually impaired or blind users. More...

News - Game Accessibility

Waterloo Labs, a group of young engineers from Texas, has developed the Eye Mario system which lets users control Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) software using only eye movements. The technology, which can be reproduced by following instructions on the team's website, reads player’s eye position using a technique known as electrooculography (EOG).

At the basis of EOG is the fact that your eyes are polarized. Changing eye position will also modify the electric field surrounding them, which can be interpreted by captors and translated into basic computer signals. More...