Big Picture: Google Visualization Research. Beyond Inclusion and Reverse Inclusion: how fully engaging with the needs of disabled and elderly people can turbo-charge innovation and profitability - Hassell Inclusion. Two weeks ago BBC Something Special launched a great set of Out and About web games for children with learning difficulties. This is the latest in a category of websites which are aimed at specific disabled audiences – at their particular interests, needs and capabilities. Other examples I’ve been involved with (mostly with my partners Gamelab UK) include: Us5 interactive videos to help young people with learning difficulties make life-choices; Performing Hands interactive storybooks and literacy games using signing avatars for children who are Deaf; and Sos and the Big Maths Adventure audiogames for helping blind children learn maths skills. Back in 2007 I termed these sites produced specifically for disabled people ‘beyond inclusion’ sites, as they took the bold step of going beyond the usual inclusive line – create something for everyone – and recognised that, on some occasions, this might not be the best thing to do.
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The promise of WebGL. WebGL (Web Graphics Library) is a JavaScript API maintained by the Khronos group, a standards body responsible for other open standards including OpenGL. WebGL allows developers to display hardware-accelerated interactive 3D graphics in the browser without installing additional software — READ: no plug-ins needed. It’s currently supported by most of the major browsers (Chrome, Safari, and Firefox). Though it’s not clear when or if Microsoft will support WebGL, the applications created with WebGL are impressive. Ellie Goulding’s Lights illustrates its power. Tony Parisi (@auradeluxe), author of WebGL: Up and Running, sat down with me recently to discuss how WebGL is changing the way 3D is developed and displayed on the web. During our interview Parisi elaborated on the state of WebGL, why he thinks it will succeed and where he sees WebGL being used next.
Why use WebGL? The full interview is available in the following video: Related: Creative quotations and quotes for brainstorming, lateral thinking and problem solving techniques.