Shortened Coodbook

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3	comfortable asking Alexa Qs in social play: ppl not present	would be comfortable to ask Qs to Alexa if people are at different locations but playing together, so other players won't be bothered by all the questions participant asks	1
4	Alexa's background music should be short	sound effects should be short	1
5	community efforts in creating accessible alexa skills	BLV developers creating (audio games) alexa skills for board games	1
6	Community efforts in creating accessible rulebooks	participants express game developers do not think about accessibility at the start and thus they need to actively collaborate with the community and self-advocate for their needs	1
7	able to play with alexa and also other humans	participants prefer to play games with other humans as well as ability to solo play with alexa sometimes. Alexa can team up with blind players	3
8	adaptation in rule learning: a braille printed summary	participant expressed using a braille printed summary reference could be helpful but these tools are expensive and not available at their disposal	1
9	adaptation in gameplay involves verbal interaction	Adaptations include sighted players verbally assisting BLV to convey game information (reading cards)	1
10	adaptations involve houserules	modifying house rules to make it inclusive (blind player goes last after everyone has put down their cards)	1
11	Alexa can be adjusted for novice vs. expert	Alexa to support different levels of player experience	1
12	Alexa can be like an existing ref guide	Alexa can act as a ref guide for rules (on specific topics for easy navigation/search)	2
13	Alexa can enhance gameplay for some game personalities	Alexa can take up different personalities (voice, pitch, etc) to enhance gameplay	1
14	Alexa can explain the game theme first	while teaching rules, alexa can explain overall game theme first	3
15	Alexa can explain what to do on their turn after explaining concept	teaching a game concept first	1
16	Alexa can give comprehensive rule learning or not for games you have played before	alexa should cutomize the depth of rule learning based on experience	1
17	Alexa can give hints	whenever asked (or for collaborative games when there is no secret information)	4
18	Alexa can have private interaction for private information	ask alexa questions through ear buds so that everyone can not hear the private information	5
19	Alexa can offer customization in giving hints	Alexa gives hints whenever you ask for it	1
20	Alexa can offer customization: encouragement	turn encouragement on or off	2
21	Alexa can offer customization: short vs. verbose	short vs long description of rules	1
22	Alexa can provide hints during the first time	Alexa can give hints and tips when playing first time/learning	2
23	Alexa can send reminders of rules	Alexa can send reminders about rules e.g. remember, the longest route is worth 10 extra points	1
24	Alexa can track time to signal each player's turn	alexa as a time tracker	2
25	Alexa cannot give specific answers than humans	alexa gives a broader/generic answer	1
26	Alexa could offer companionship in solo play	can help combat lonliness	1
27	Alexa could offer companionship in solo play but not in social	Alexa can be a companion for solo games (through encouragement, noises, etc), combating lonliness. comfortable asking Alexa Qs in solo play	2
28	Alexa is just a machine, don't care/neutral for it to be human	Alexa does not have to be too humanlike	1
29	Alexa is supplementary: player cannot get an overall picture of game state	Alexa is supplementary for Ticket to ride, BLV still needs sighted assistance (to get overall picture of the game, draw cards, claim routes, etc)	4
30	Alexa is supplementary: would rather have a summary on phone	rule summary on phone is better than asking alexa again and again	2
31	Alexa is supplementary: would rather have a webpage	prefer webpage than having to ask alexa again and again	1
32	Alexa is useful for rule clarification	rule clarification is a useful feature	12
33	Alexa is useful for rule clarification: setup	listen to setup guide first and then ask questions for clarification	3
34	Alexa is useful for rule clarification: when confused	when players are confused on a rule, they can ask alexa	1
35	Alexa needs different speaking pace	To emphasize certain things and adding breaks and stops	5
36	Alexa needs to emphasize	a human being can do better explaining by emphasizing and Alexa should adopt that characteristics	2
37	Alexa needs to emphasize: breaks and stops	Alexa needs to emphasize some words and put breaks and stops	2
38	Alexa opens opportunities for audio games	exposes people to audio games	1
39	Alexa should be able to repeat a step during setup	ability to back and hear the rule again	2
40	Alexa should be concise	not verbose, cut to the chase	1
41	Alexa should check-in if player is ready after setup	so the application can proceed to the next step	1
42	Alexa should just communicate rules, cut to the chase (not companionship)	Alexa cannot provide companionship in board games, it should just communicate rules	1
43	Alexa should offer customization in practice round	Providing examples to teach only if person says yes to it	2
44	Alexa should offer feedback in practice round	give player comprehensive feedback in practice round	1
45	Alexa should only tell a rule when needed	should not tell 'unused' rules (for e.g., rules that involve 4-5 players when only 2 are playing)	1
46	Alexa should say what commands it can understand	stating which commands it understands	1
47	Alexa should understand different commands	Alexa should be able to understand commands said differently	4
48	Alexa should walk through setup step by step	step by step setup guide	1
49	Alexa testing rule understanding is good	as long as Alexa is not annoying and repetitive, Alexa's ability to test rule understanding by asking questions	4
50	alexa works better in solo games	participants think alexa works best with solo games	1
51	Alexa's background music can be distracting	participants mentioned alexa's music to be disctracting in the demo	2
52	Alexa's background music can be distracting when learning rules	participants were trying to understand the game through video and music was distracting	1
53	Alexa's background music can interfer with hearing aid	participants didn't like the music and mentioned that it might interfer with their hearing aid	1
54	Alexa's background music should be customizable	ability to turn sound on and off	2
55	Alexa's background music should be short and not repetitive	sometimes alexa's sound effects take a lot of time	2
56	Alexa's encouragement can be good for child vs. adults	participants think alexa's constant affirmations would be helpful for kids but not adults	1
57	Alexa's encouragement is good	participants like alexa being affirmative	5
58	Alexa's encouragement is good but should be short	alexa's words of encouragement are good but should be short and non repitative	3
59	Alexa's monotone is not good	The way alexa speaks is monotonic and not good	2
60	Alexa's reminders should be customization	Ability to turn reminders on and off	1
61	Alexa's skill to track game time	track for how long players have been playing, time for break etc	1
62	Alexa's skill to track the game state is helpful	alexa can answer questions about the game state; some participants mention "for some games" only	8
63	Alexa's skill to track the game state is helpful for some games	helpful for situations where information is public	1
64	Alexa's background music/BM add fun and communicates achievement, but should be short	sound effects are fun but should be short	1
65	Alexa's sound should be customizable for repeated plays	ability to turn sound on and off	1
66	Alexa's wordy instructions not good for novices	Alexa's instructions are wordy, could be difficult for novice players trying to get sense of the game	2
67	asking human is easier and quicker than Alexa	complex high level questions are better answered by humans in a quick and easy manner	2
68	asking Qs to Alexa can support independence in social play	participants can ask alexa rather than asking sighted players	2
69	audio games can replace sighted assistance	audio games replace sighted assistance	1
70	balancing verbosity in Alexa and brevity of sighted assistance	it is not worth asking Alexa for a series of back and forth long response and interaction vs. shorter response you can get sighted players	1
71	before vision loss, learning rules not difficult	reading rulebooks before vision loss was not difficult	1
72	before vision loss, self and others in rule learning: reading	learning the rules through reading, either the player themself or their friends	3
73	before vision loss, self and others in rule learning: using other technologies	learning the rules through reading and using external sources, either the player themself or their friends	2
74	best rulebooks is in a doc compatible w/ screenreader	accessible rulebook is the one which is compatible with screen reader	2
75	cannot use adaptable boardgames	Participants cannot use some adaptable board games for reasons such as not knowing braille or unavailability of such assistive devices	1
76	cannot use adaptable boardgames: physically inaccessible object	braille at weird angles, small objects, needs fine motor skills	1
77	challenge as a BLV teacher: limited in moving pieces	not able to see the whole board and not able to move pieces independently	1
78	challenges with teaching rules are game specific, not blindness	challenges are wrt games, blindness does not limit participants from teaching games	1
79	challenging to remember everything	challenging to remember rules etc	1
80	Cognitive load: need to remember a lot of rules	need to memorize a lot of rules	4
81	comfortable asking Alexa Qs in solo play	comfortable asking ques to alexa when playing solo	1
82	comfortable asking alexa Qs in solo play: restart game	learn and ask alexa to restart game if needed but only in solo play	1
83	comfortable to ask Alexa Qs	participants feel comfortable to ask alexa questions	2
84	Community efforts in creating accessible rulebooks	participants express game developers do not think about accessibility at the start and thus they need to actively collaborate with the community and self-advocate for their needs	2
85	companionship is met through friends, not through AI	human interaction fulfills the companionship/social aspect	3
86	did not like Alexa: prefer having summary to go over rules	prefer rule summary for going through things over and over again rather than asking alexa again and again	1
87	did not like Alexa: rule obtainment depends on person who knows commands	commands	1
88	did not like Alexa: unfair to those with different memory capacity	capacities	1
89	digesting Alexa's info involves asking again	If something is confusing, participants would like to go back and get alexa to repeat	1
90	Do not prefer complex games: too much of hassle	too much information to handle	1
91	enjoy social aspect of boardgame playing	meeting new people, etc	1
92	feel achievement by not asking hints from Alexa	winning independently without asking for hints from alexa brings a sense of accomplishment	1
93	for some games, updating Alexa every time of game state is tedeious	it is tedeious to update a player's detailed game status for complex games	2
94	Humans provide assistance during social play	asking	0
95	inaccessible games = need to know the game state	Inaccessible games include some where players need to know the game state to play	5
96	inaccessible games: hidden information	Games that have secret information (such as cards in your hands) are inaccessible for BLV	1
97	inaccessible games: no talking	Inaccessible games include some where players cant talk to each other (e.g., online trivia is less inclusive than board games, verbal interaction is more inclusive)	2
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