snakes and ramps
making ladders accessible!
overview
Pretty much everyone has played Snakes and Ladders. So when we were asked to create Snakes and Ramps for Special Effect’s Eye Gaze Games platform, we were excited and full of ideas to bring our Sun & Moon touch to this gaming corner stone.
packed with character
We brought all our animation sensibilities to the project and filled the game with characterful moments and rewarding animations. Characters cheer at the top of a ramp, and snakes snigger as the players fall down them.
fully playable
Accessibility is always at the forefront in the work we do for Eye Gaze Games. Specific care and attention is given to all control schemes from dwell clicking buttons using an Eyegaze device to navigating menus using a gamepad. Large and clear buttons with colour and contrast guide the player’s eyes and attention through the game. Backgrounds have lower contrast so as not to distract however let’s take a moment now to distract ourselves with the beautiful artwork.
result
It turned out that working on this game would be an unexpected career highlight for us. Special Effect shared a video with us of a family being able to play Snakes and Ladders together for the first time. We’re welling up just writing and remembering this now. It is truly an honour to have created a game that facilitated this experience and to be able to enable all players, regardless of ability, to connect in this way.
