Analysis of Player Preference in Networked Audio Games

Different types of games have been made accessible to people with visual impairments (VI) by creating audio enhanced versions of the games. This paper analyzes a website created and run by several of the authors (rsgames.org) that offers 17 different free to play audio games. The results of this analysis may help to understand the types of games played by people with VI and may provide an indication of what kinds of games should be made in the future and what types of features should be present in games. A survey of 55 active users showed that background music and having played the non-digital version of the game the top reasons for enjoying the audio version of the game.