They use technology ranging from modified joypads to eye control to find a way for people to play to the very best of their abilities. Special Effect is a charity that aims to put fun and inclusion back into the lives of people with physical disabilities by helping them to play video games. We've worked with SpecialEffect on this list of games which aims to highlight games that are good for people with reduced fine motor control. They are fun, but they are also important because the design of the spaces we spend time in have profound effects on how we feel, think and move. The video games in this list create space to notice, reflect and try your hand at architecture. Whether it's the atmospheric lighting of Control, the climbable buildings of the Uncharted series or Shadow of the Colossus vast cathedral-like structures, video games often create original spaces that stop you in your tracks. From the Escher-like Manifold Garden to the scale-confounding Superliminal, these games can play with perspective and movement to not only confuse the player but open new possibilities in perceiving buildings.įinally, there are games with breathtaking architecture. Then there are games that build spaces that would be impossible in real life.

Then there are games like Animal Crossing, that offer a social context in which to apply your architectural and landscaping skills.

Games like Townscaper allow you to easily create series of buildings and consider how one structure relates to those around it - like a street-scene generator.

Then there are games like The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, Biomutant, Enslaved or The Last Of Us that drop you in a once-great but now ruined architecture.Īlong with these pre-built spaces, there are also games that invite you to affect and rebuilt the architecture of a world. Others, like The Witcher, Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess and Eastshade, create their own cities and buildings. Some, like Assassin's Creed, Grand Theft Auto and Forza Horizon recreate virtual versions of familiar places. Video games mirror and magnify this built environment in different ways. Our homes, offices, shopping malls, cathedrals, stations, bridges and even public toilets have all been designed. We spend our lives in buildings every day.

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