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Implementing Accessibility in Educational Videogames with e-Adventure Javier Torrente, Ángel del Blanco, Pablo Moreno-Ger, Iván Martínez-Ortiz, Baltasar Fernández-Manjón e-UCM Research Group Dpt. Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence - Universidad Complutense de Madrid C/ Profesor José García Santesmases sn. 28040 Madrid, Spain (+34) 913947599 {jtorrente | angeldba}@e-ucm.es, {pablom | imartinez | balta}@fdi.ucm.es ABSTRACT D.1.7 [Programming Techniques]: Visual programming; Web-based distance education (often identified as e-learning) is being reinvented to include richer content, with multimedia and General Terms interactive experiences that engage the students, thus increasing Design, Economics, Human Factors. their motivation. However, the richer the content, the more difficult it becomes to maintain accessibility for people with special needs. Multimedia contents in general and educational Keywords games in particular present accessibility challenges that must be Accessibility, e-Adventure, e-learning, distance learning, game addressed to maintain e-learning inclusivity. Usually the authoring tools, game-based learning, online learning, accessibility of multimedia content in courses is addressed with videogames. the definition of simpler but more accessible content that diminishes