ObjectiveEd will have its first game ready for initial testing in early January. It will be a reimplementation of Barnyard, focused on laterality, directionality, point-and-drag, fine motor control and memory with a web-based dashboard showing student progress on the skills outlined in the Individualized Educational Plan, known as an IEP. The game is designed for students, not adults, and will be applicable for blind, low vision and sighted students. The reason to include sighted students in this game is to allow a teacher to let all students in the class play the same game. For blind students, the game is an audio game. For low vision students, the screen will have large bold icons. The sighted students, the screen will be animated. Most of the game settings will be performed at the website, by the teacher, and not within the game, although the game will have an ability to connect to the website from within the game. Currently, we do not envision needing to modify settings such as voice preference, pitch and speed since the students are young - probably pre-K through 2nd grade. If we find that's bad decision, like anything else, we'll change our decision.
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