Inclusive Adaptation of Existing Board Games for Gamers with and without Visual Impairments using a Spatial Augmented Reality Framework for Touch Detection and Audio Feedback

Board games allow us to share collective entertainment experiences. They entertain because of the interactions between players, physical manipulation tokens and decision making. Unfortunately, most board exclude people with visual impairments as they were not initially designed for players special needs. Through a user-centered design process an accessible game library visually impaired we observed challenges solutions in making existing through handcrafted (tactile stickers, braille labels, etc.). In second step, used Spatial Augmented Reality (SAR), make inclusive by adding interactivity (GameARt). case study considered (Jamaica), interactive SAR version touch detection (JamaicAR). We evaluated this prototype user 5 groups 3 each, including sighted, low vision blind players. All independent status, able play game. Moreover, was rated positively all regarding attractiveness, engrossment, enjoyment social connectivity. Our work shows that has potential when adaptations fall short.