As a society, we have now determined to enact some measures to make our world extra accessible to these with disabilities. Wheelchair ramps, for instance, are sometimes authorized necessities for companies in lots of international locations. However we are likely to drop the ball relating to issues aren’t requirements. As an illustration, leisure choices are an afterthought a lot of the time. That’s why Alain Mauer developed this LED gaming platform for individuals with particular wants.

This system provides a whole lot of flexibility in order that builders can tailor it to a selected particular person’s personal wants and tastes. Mauer designed it for his son, who’s 17 years outdated and lives with non-verbal autism. Leisure choices meant for neurotypical individuals don’t interact the teenager, however toys designed for youngsters fail to carry his curiosity for lengthy. This recreation, dubbed “Scott’s Arcade,” is straightforward to grasp and work together with, whereas nonetheless providing a whole lot of replayability. Additionally it is sturdy and capable of face up to tough dealing with.

Scott’s Arcade consists of a “display screen” made up of individually addressable RGB LEDs and a faceplate with form cutouts that act as masks for the LEDs. An Arduino Nano controls the lights and responds to presses of the big buttons beneath the display screen. It could set off sound results via a DFRobot DFPlayer Mini MP3 participant as effectively.

Mauer programmed a number of easy video games for the system, similar to an identical recreation that challenges the participant to seek out the circle of the identical shade because the triangle. Once they succeed, they’re rewarded with fanfare sound results and flashing lights. Makers may program their very own video games to swimsuit the gamers’ talents and pursuits.