This is him: the Xbox Adaptive Controller

By admin On May 19, 2018

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Microsoft this week introduced the Xbox Adaptive Controller the first affordable and easily configurable Xbox wireless controller specifically designed for gamers with a physical disability. This announcement is entirely devoted to Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).

The new controller was developed on the basis of extensive user research in collaboration with organizations such as The AbleGamers Charity The Cerebral Palsy Foundation SpecialEffect Warfighter Engaged Craig Hospital and countless members from the community. The common goal was to make gaming accessible to anyone who has difficulty using traditional controllers as a result of physical disabilities.

Inclusive Design

With the Inclusive Design program, Microsoft continually strives to make products and services accessible to everyone. The Xbox Adaptive Controller is an example of this and fits seamlessly with the mission of Microsoft to “ enable every person and organization on our planet to achieve more “.

During Microsoft Build 2018, AI for Accessibility was also announced, a five-year program in which $ 25 million is invested in AI to support people with disabilities. Microsoft further builds on the idea that AI can have a major impact on accessibility. For example, Microsoft Translator helps people with hearing impairment through real-time subtitling of conversations.

The Seeing AI app helps people with a visual impairment with a description of the environment. For more information on Microsoft’s accessibility efforts, read the official Microsoft blog of Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft, or visit the new Microsoft Accessibility website.

We look forward to sharing more about the Xbox Adaptive Controller on the E3 within a few weeks. The Xbox Adaptive Controller will be available later this year.