capAbility Games RESEARCH PROJECT capAbility Games RESEARCH PROJECT Helping to knock down barriers to independence for people with disabilities! © 2005, Ian M Stead

capAbility Games Research Project Developing groundbreaking interactive multimedia game simulation modules for people with disabilities Designing visual/auditory stimulation and memory systems Creating innovative interface modalities for individuals who have sustained brain injuries and are physically or mentally handicapped

Center for the Disabled Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute capAbility Games Research Project

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dynamic, interdisciplinary student teams: electrical engineers cognitive scientists game designers programmers character artists level artists music composers

Niraj Shrestha, RPI Cognitive Science & AI student; Ben Frost, RPI Electronic Arts student; Jim Luther, Director of Technology, Ed Bartz (in wheelchair) who is Staff Member and editor of capAbility Magazine at The Center for the Disabled

CapAbility Games Research Project Creating fun game learning modules needed for basic life skills such as: personal care job readiness skills money management personal interactions household management and other areas

Members of the CapAbility Game Research Project include: From The Center for the Disabled: Mary Kim Purcell- Director Ashlye Cheely- Speech Language Pathologist Dick May- Technology Center Program Coordinator Jim Luther- Director of Technology From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Kathleen Ruiz, Associate Professor of Electronic Arts Andrey Turovsky Ben Frost Casey Addy Niraj Shrestha Alexandr Biberman Brian Ratta

Students are using their talents and developing new ones, while making a difference in the lives of many amazing people!

Enhancing peoples' lives through game and simulation technology. Danielle Allen at The Center for the Disabled