Mental Model of Blind Users In Developing Gaming Systems

Advances in technology provide an opportunity for the blind users or visually impaired to
gain new knowledge and also undergoing their life as normal people did. Therefore, many
researchers get involved in developing and improving software and system applications for them.
As we know, designing computer applications for blind users and visually impaired is not easy
and very challenging task. Generally, user satisfaction with a system which is determined by how
pleasant the system is to use, is considered an important aspect of usability. Although there is
growing body of research do research on mental model of blind users to assist designers in
system development but there are less focuses on developing in gaming system for them. The
vast growing technologies for blind users also has attracted many researchers to get involved in
developing and improving software and system applications useful for the blinds. This paper
aims to develop the mental model of blind users to assist designers in developing gaming
systems. In the introduction part, an explanation on mental model is discussed. Related papers on
mental model of blind users were reviewed to enhance the understanding of blind users.