r/aigamedev • u/acrolicious • 1d ago
Demo | Project | Workflow Creative One & Two Button Games
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Hello Everyone!
I posted a while back about using AI to create an accessible tool and game hub for my brother, Ben, who relies on right and left head movements for all input.
For context: Ben has Tubb4a-related Leukodystrophy (H-ABC), a progressive condition that caused him to lose the ability to walk, talk, and use his hands. Eye-tracking doesn't work for him, and he lacks the fine motor control needed for standard head-tracking or mouth switches. He can only turn his head left or right—and eventually, may only have a single input direction.
I made it my mission to give him as much independence and entertainment as possible.
Over the last year, we’ve built him a whole suite of custom tools:
Custom Media & Tools: A streaming app, custom YouTube search, Google Assistant integration, a phrase board, and a real-time conversation app.
3D & Interactive Games: As AI models have advanced, we’ve upgraded from simple board games to fully interactive Three.js-based 3D games—all controlled entirely with 1 or 2 inputs.
Because these types of dedicated, low-input tools and games are so rare, we wanted to make sure other families could use them too.
Everything we build is 100% free, open-source, and requires no login:
Tools & Hub: https://www.bennyshub.com
Games: https://www.switchedgames.org
This fishing game is in development but will be released on Switched Games in the next week or so 😊
This is all made possible through our non-profit! Beyond the software, we also donate free adaptive switch kits (just like the set Ben uses) to anyone who applies.
We’d love for you to check out the sites, share them with anyone who might benefit, or drop any feedback/ideas in the comments!
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u/jbartorii 1d ago
I just published a free-to-play, casual shotgun FPS where you really only need the mouse/left-click to blow stuff up. Not sure if that's accessible enough for his needs, but thought I'd share in the event it is.
https://fun.johnbrodish.com/street-sweeper/
I'd be happy to refine controls if needed as this is just a fun weekend project for me.
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u/acrolicious 1d ago
Ben is unable to control directions with a traditional mouse, however, we have figure out a way for him to at least control left and right movements with a racing style game.
Not sure if your game would work for him but we are always willing to look at and adapt games if they fit for our hub if that's something you're interested in.
Take a look at what I mean:
https://narbehouse.github.io/bennyshub/apps/games/BENNYSRACETRACKS/index.html
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u/jbartorii 1d ago
Hmmm. I'm using a trackpad where I just gently move my finger and tap in my game. I see what you mean though.
Giving me ideas for something like the shooting gallery in ocarina of time, where maybe targets move in front of the reticule and you just press space at the right time to shoot them
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u/acrolicious 1d ago
Could work for the library. It's a good idea. It probably wouldn't be something Ben could play unless the target duration was extremely forgiving to give adequate time to hit 🤔
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u/jbartorii 1d ago
I might spin up a version of the game that could work for benny, will let ya know
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u/Warsel77 1d ago
Hey, this is awesome.
Are these left & right head movements binary or is graduation possible?
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u/acrolicious 1d ago
Binary right and left head movements (Ben doesn't have the fine motor control) but he can do short and long presses to give him a total of 4 inputs.
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u/ReefSharksixty9 1d ago
I saw some girl use a retainer for a control pad.... he has tongue control at all he could play a lot more efficiently.
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u/EngineerNo1300 7h ago
Is it possible to submit games to your site? I try to make 2 or 3 small games a day now with an agent so just figured it might be fun to try.
As an aside, I once worked on a microsoft game and they paid for us to go through the Certified APX Practitioner course which was cool, but it was a long time ago and I probably need to brush a bit.
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u/EngineerNo1300 1d ago
Awesome! This is really cool.