This February we’re bringing a new way to play the world’s best-selling videogame, Minecraft. In collaboration with videogame charity, SpecialEffect, players can use their eyes to control the game with unique Eye Gaze technology.
Half term will also see our award winning Learning Team presenting a new game to play – JoustMania – inviting up to six players to compete in this fun, visceral activity!
Book NowUtilising Eye Gaze technology, visitors will be able to experience a revolutionary new way to play the popular adventure game Minecraft.
Named EyeMine, the exhibit allows people to discover a revolutionary new way to play adventure game Minecraft. The accessible technology was developed for people with severe disabilities and uses infrared cameras to track the eye movements of the player to mimic the use of a traditional computer mouse.
Liam Lawler, Partnerships Coordinator at SpecialEffect says: “The technology behind EyeMine is really exciting and opens up popular games like Minecraft for many more disabled gamers to enjoy.”
During half-term, we will also celebrate other alternative controllers and our award winning Learning Team will task visitors to become physical controllers in JoustMania.
A game for up to six players, JoustMania challenges competitors to be the last person standing. Aim to jostle an opponent’s PlayStation Move controller enough to eliminate them from the game. Fun for all ages, the activity demonstrates that videogames can also be an excellent form of exercise.
With this challenge, movement and dexterity will be the key to winning a coveted NVM exclusive sticker!
EyeMine and JoustMania are just two examples of alternative ways to play games. But it’s not just these that don’t use the traditional controllers!
Alternatively controlled games already playable in the Museum’s collection are celebrated throughout the half-term too!
Bust classic dance moves on the 1990s’ Dancing Stage arcade machine or discover games that use motion control. Visitors can even use their entire body to become a videogame level using Xbox’s Kinect camera technology in the two player game Fru.
