Quadriplegic Gamer Asks For Custom Button Remapping

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Chuck Bittner is petitioning not only to game developers, but console manufacturers as well for custom button remapping for game controls.

His petition:

To: Video Game Console Manufactures & Video Game Developers

Game developers Zipper, Infinity Ward, Treyarch etc. and video game console manufactures Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo.

This is a request for the ability to change video game button configurations in todays games. ReMapping is the choice to move button command (jump, duck, attack etc.) from A to button B.

The time for full button customization in games is here.

This petition is from my perspective as a disabled gamer who finds many games unplayable because of my inability to reach buttons, but also for millions of gamers who find today's game presets don't meet their needs.

Option 1. Developers: Could spend the time and resources needed to build reMapping into their games.

Option 2. Console Manufactures: Build reMapping into your systems. Allow users to build reMapping layouts and save them. What are the benefits of console side reMapping?
1. It will free the game developers from needing to do any more coding or QA testing.
2. One reMap for multiple games. For example if a player has one Call of Duty layout he can use it across all CoD games.

In this day and age Custom reMapping is easy to implement and beneficial to millions of users/customers.

request by Chuck Bittner from www.AskACapper.com

Sincerely,

If you would like to sign his petition and support the fight for custom button remapping go to this link and sign Petition

Posted: Dec 17, 2009 1:57 pm

Comments

TTG_NoOneCaresPosted: Wed. Dec 23, 2009

We are at 996 guys ! This is good considering I was the 6th to sign it :D

WrileJaromPosted: Wed. Dec 23, 2009

We need more signatures! I really feel for this guy and the idea is a pretty sweet one at that!

PsychoticDustPosted: Fri. Dec 18, 2009

Fair enough really, disabled people should be allowed to play games like everyone else. I used to work with blind people and we always made sure that they could do activities they wanted to do. It's a shame that we live in a world where disabled frequently means disadvantaged.

TTG_NasherPosted: Thu. Dec 17, 2009

maybe it would be an idea for an option to sign it to be built into membership applications for the site?

xMrEaglePosted: Thu. Dec 17, 2009

@Andy,there have been over 300 new members yesterday and previous days aswell this week.

So i agree we definately need more sigs from the new members.

I've signed it but CAPper said he didnt want people to sign it twice so i didnt...

Good idea Xman. Boost the petition.

TTG_NoOneCaresPosted: Thu. Dec 17, 2009

@Sped yes it has but whats the harm in trying to kick the petition a little boost ? Nothing.

With all these new members coming in everyday they need to know whats going on and it would be really cool if most of them signed the petition.

speedPosted: Thu. Dec 17, 2009

Not to be mean but this is really old news.. It's been posted on the site many times.

TTG_NasherPosted: Thu. Dec 17, 2009

900 sigs so far, need many many more guys, so if you havn't already then sign the petition