ASSIST HEIDI Summer School 2025– International Summer School for Accessible Gaming
Find, adapt, create and play accessible games together with our co-designers with disability!
ASSIST HEIDI brings students and people with disabilities together, to co-design and prototype individual accessible gaming solutions with them. Students will learn the basics about disability, accessible gaming, rapid prototyping, programming and microcontrollers by hands-on project work.
Facts
- 7.7.-15.7.2025
- UAS Technikum Wien, Vienna, Austria
- Accessible Gaming Project
- English courses
- Free of Charge
- Attendance Certificate (3 ECTS)
PDF : Assist Heidi Summer School 2025-flyer
Application Deadline: 16.3.2025
Do you have questions or need help with your application?
Please send an e-mail to studyathome@technikum-wien.at!
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Design by Shane Kartz licensed under Creative Commons (International License) Public Domain.
Documentation by Neil Squire / Makers Making Change.
Accessible Gaming Project
People with disabilities will talk about their gaming preferences and gaming accessibility issues. After introductory workshops, the students will work in teams on project topics about accessibility of games (board games, card games, computer games, …) and how to adapt them in order to make them accessible for various types of disability.
Finally, don’t forget to play and test the games!!
Target Group
- Graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in an international or national University.
- Students in medical technology, biomedical engineering, embedded systems, rehabilitation engineering, electrical engineering or computer sciences interested in Accessible Gaming and Assistive Technology.
Fees & Accommodation
FREE OF CHARGE – thanks to the funding of the City of Vienna, workshops, lecturers, welcome and cultural events are included.
Travel costs, public transport, accommodation, meals, personal expenses and other incidentals are not included.
It is recommended to take out an international travel insurance. Reasonably priced accommodation in Vienna, near the University, will be recommended.
Venue
Smart Living Lab at University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien
Höchstädtplatz 6
1200 Vienna
References
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The Summer School will be similar to the ASSIST HEIDI Summer School 2022, but dedicated to the topic of accessible gaming.
Please also take a look at the course ASSIST HEIDI, which covers similar topics and is held regularly at UAS Technikum Wien.
See also #assistheidi (linkedin).
Funding
The course is operated by the project Inclusion International funded by the City of Vienna (call nr. 33-02).
Experts
Senior Web Accessibility Engineer, Accessible Gaming Expert, Machine Learning Engineer
Lecturer/Researcher in Biomedical Engineering, Rehabilitation Technology, Accessibility
Senior Lecturer/Researcher in AT, SW development, Digital Accessibility
Teacher in School for the Blind, Braille expert, AT for the Blind, IT
Program Details (Draft)
Monday, July 7 | Tuesday, July 8 | Wednesday, July 9 | Thursday, July 10 | Friday, July 11 | Monday, July 14 | Tuesday, July 15 |
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8:30 Welcome, Intro, Get-together | 8:30 Team formation/Topic collection | 8:30 On-Demand: Rapid Prototyping | 8:30 On-Demand: Microcontroller mouse/keyboard emulation | 8:30 Project work | 8:30 Project work | 8:30 Project work |
10:30 Break | 10:30 Break | 10:30 Break | 10:30 Break | 10:30 Break | 10:30 Break | 10:30 Break |
11:00 Accessible Gaming – Intro | Project work | Project work | Project work | Project work | Project work | 11:00 Project Presentations |
12:30 Lunch | 12:30 Lunch | 12:30 Lunch | 12:30 Lunch | 12:30 Lunch | 12:30 Lunch | 12:30 Lunch |
13:30 Lab Tour | 13:30 Co-Design Session | Project work | 13:30 Co-Design Session | Project work | 13:30 Co-Design Session | 13:30 Project Presentations |
15:30 Break | 15:30 Break | 15:30 Break | 15:30 Break | 15:30 Break | 15:30 Break | 14:30 Collective Gaming |
16:00 Intro Project Topics | Project work | Project work | Project work | Project work | Project work | 16:30 Farewell Event |
Application
Application Deadline: 16.3.2025
The applicants will be selected by the following criteria:
- Motivation letter
- Date of application: First come, first serve