Understanding How Visually Impaired Players Socialize in Mobile Games

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.14818v1
• Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2025 04:30:05 GMT
• Title: Understanding How Visually Impaired Players Socialize in Mobile Games
• Authors: Zihe Ran, Xiyu Li, Qing Xiao, Yanyun Wang, Franklin Mingzhe Li, Zhicong Lu,
• Abstract summary: An increasing number of visually impaired individuals are engaging in mobile gaming to connect, collaborate, compete, and build friendships.<n>In China, visually impaired communities face significant social challenges in offline settings, making mobile games a crucial avenue for socialization.<n>This study explores how visually impaired players in China navigate socialization and integrate into gaming communities.
• Score: 20.68107312503936
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Mobile games are becoming a vital medium for social interaction, offering a platform that transcends geographical boundaries. An increasing number of visually impaired individuals are engaging in mobile gaming to connect, collaborate, compete, and build friendships. In China, visually impaired communities face significant social challenges in offline settings, making mobile games a crucial avenue for socialization. However, the design of mobile games and their mapping to real-world environments significantly shape their social gaming experiences. This study explores how visually impaired players in China navigate socialization and integrate into gaming communities. Through interviews with 30 visually impaired players, we found that while mobile games fulfill many of their social needs, technological barriers and insufficient accessibility features, and internal community divisions present significant challenges to their participation. This research sheds light on their social experiences and offers insights for designing more inclusive and accessible mobile games.

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