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1. e the positions of opponent pieces e all the selected piece s possible moves e which pieces can move e who is playing e the last move made e all the moves made so far e the current focus FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 19 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 5 Network game 5 1 Starting a network game To start a network game select Network from the Game menu or press N If you successfully connect to the game server the Network game screen will appear Figure 11 Currently all players are logged in automatically with the name guest plus a number assigned by the system Your login name is presented at the top of the screen and also read to you This screen contains a list of all other players that are on line and available for a game From this list you can select and invite an opponent for a chess game Once you have invited an opponent a dialogue box will appear stating the name of the opponent you have invited and including a cancel button Using this button you can cancel your invitation and return to the Network game screen If your opponent declines your invitation you will be notified by a corresponding message and then you will return to the Network game screen F Chess Microsoft Internet Exponer e Cen Figure 11 Network game Inviting an opponent 5 1 1 How to invite an opponent using the mouse Click on a name on the players list Then click on the Invite butt2. read which pieces can move read who is playing read last move read all moves read focus e Commands used when a pawn is being promoted see section 3 2 4 knight the knight is selected queen the queen is selected bishop the bishop is selected rook the rook 1s selected promote the pawn is promoted to the selected piece h Commands for setting input preferences command speech recognition off command text input on command text input off command scanning NW 3 command scanning WN command scanning wN 7 command scanning wN i Command Scanning NW command scanning command scanning FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory ur on ori manual automatic slow normal fast 16 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 e command scanning small frame e command scanning medium frame uv e command scanning large frame t Commands for setting output preferences e command speech on uv e command speech off e command screen reader on ur e command screen reader off e command board on e command board off command last move on e command last move off e command white at e command white at e command white at e command white at HOotron left Cop scoala 8 an Ce j Commands for player settings e command s
3. 3 3 2 For selecting and moving pieces If the option Text is selected from the Input menu a text box labelled Text command appears below the bottom right corner of the board Figure 7 in which text commands recognized by the system are presented If the user types the name of a square on which resides a piece that can move e g F3 then it is selected Similarly if the user types the name of a valid move e g E5 it is selected By pressing Space END Insert 0 zero or Enter the piece moves to the selected square The user can deselect a move or a piece by pressing Delete or Backspace FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 12 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 Tees DUE D 5 Bishop F1 G2 4 oy 5 Queen D6 x DS 6 Pawn E2 E3 3 6 Queen DS D6 2 E3 AAL A BC Player Speech command loEhos sd Text command Figure 7 Text box in which recognized text commands appear 3 3 3 3 Using the arrow keys The arrow keys work much like the next previous keys used with scanning but in specific contexts have a special behaviour that might be considered strange at first but it can improve and speed up considerably the interaction especially in single hand or non visual use of the system Function Up Arrow a When the focus is on a container object e g on a menu Down Arrow see section 3 3 1 the object is selected and its contents a
4. If you want to end a network game that has not finished select New from the Game menu or say command new game and you will return to the Network game screen 5 4 Disconnecting from the network Select Disconnect from the Game menu or say command disconnect FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 22 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 6 Background A major goal of the Centre for Universal Access and Assistive Technologies of the HCI Laboratory of ICS FORTH is the active support of the electronic inclusion e inclusion of all citizens including people with disabilities to the Information Society through the design of products and services that follow the principles of Universal Access and Design for All As part of this goal we pursue the development of universally accessible multiplayer board games exhibiting the following key properties e They are designed to optimally fit individual gamer abilities requirements and preferences e They can be shared remotely 1 e through the Web or locally e They are delivered for alternative technological platforms The underlying vision is that through these games people will be able to have fun and compete on an equal basis while interacting easily and effectively irrespective of individual abilities skills and preferences Furthermore this effort can render accessible several physical games that in their original form were not accessible to several
5. Players menu 1f pressed at the welcome screen start the game FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 24 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 8 Contact info For technical comments suggestions or questions please contact uachess ics forth gr For any further information about UA Chess please contact Dimitris Grammenos email gramenos ics forth gr Tel 30 2810 391755 Fax 30 2810 391740 Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas FORTH Institute of Computer Science ICS Human Computer Interaction Laboratory Centre for Universal Access and Assistive Technologies Heraklion Crete GR 70013 Greece FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 25 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 Annex A Detailed description of supported user profiles FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 26 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 Default Speech synthesis Yes Screen reader Scanning Yes Scanning type Manual Speech recognition Yes Text commands Yes Board visible Yes Last move visible Yes Board orientation White at bottom Blind Fixed Speech synthesis Yes Screen reader Yes Speech recognition No Board visible Text commands Yes Last move visible Yes Board orientation White at bottom Motor SingleSwitch Fixed Speech synthesis Yes Screen reader Scanning Yes Scanning type Automatic Motor MultiSwitch Fixed Board orientation FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 27 UA Chess User Man
6. Usno TNS MOUSE augs ineen a ai 9 3 3 2 Using switch based SCANNING cccccccccsseeececcceeseeeecceeeseeeeeeaaeeeeessuaeseeeeeeas 10 3 39 39 Using IME KEY DOAN assan a a a 12 3 3 3 1 For browsing and selecting interaction objects s neessssssssssssseceeerrrsssssssssssees 12 3 3 3 2 Por selectine and MOVIN PpleCes isseiecc05c sadesseracnashlecniaanonetaetssanieastiaeteebteacieises mists 12 3 3 3 3 A Sine GOW KE Soenna EN 13 3 3 3 4 SHOLICUUK CY Sossarna E EE 14 3 3 4 Speech FSCO MIMOM sa a a a aa a 14 A OUUTE a 3 clawed nee adguntseesnceeeetaatet acer 18 Ala WASUGUMOUNOU Mi caseca tind Sad otdahalt a tide tiadceda a 18 4 1 1 HAST ITO C araro tate este tree ones a a eee texte e A a sen eean 18 4 1 2 Board orientation ixetesacinct askt bate dentine et tena aliens Beers eiietene lt tndindaetbetedendeesgedes 18 AZ PUIGIIOLY OUP asera i a a e e A 18 4 2 1 Sereen redder MOdEi esiri e 19 4 2 2 Getting spoken information about the board and the state of the game 19 Dy UNCIWOK GAM siene a eran coeretan auton autenencinttapet ehatastetenatuiuuneten 20 5 1 Starting a network GAME 1 0 ceeecccceeeeceeeceeeeeeceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeessuaaeeeesaaeeeeeeas 20 Old How to invite an opponent using the MOUSE ccccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 20 5 1 2 How to invite an opponent using the keyboard cccccceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 20 5 1 3 How to invite an opponent using speech recognitio
7. aditional letter names the NATO phonetic alphabet can be used to improve speech recognition results The NATO alphabet uses the following keywords for naming the letters A lfa B ravo C harlie Derita FE cho EVOCO G oLlft H otel Examples of playing using speech recognition e You say From A2 short pause check if square A2 is selected to A4 short pause move e Using the NATO alphabet From Charlie 7 to Hotel 5 move e You can also mix the two alphabets From Golf 4 to E3 move c General commands e command stop stops speaking e command repeat repeats the last sentence that was spoken d Commands for controlling scanning e scan next focus moves to the next item e scan previous focus moves to the previous item e scan select the item that has the focus is selected e Game commands e command new game e command network game e command disconnect if connected to a network game e command load game FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 15 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 command save game command quit game command go back f Commands for reviewing the board read selected piece read board read rank read Tria read lower diagonals read upper diagonals read opponents positions read possible moves
8. ank furthest from its starting position it must be exchanged as part of the same move for a queen rook bishop or knight of the same colour The FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 8 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 player s choice is not restricted to pieces that have been captured previously This exchange of a pawn for another piece is called promotion In this case the pawn promotion screen appears Figure 3 When one of the available pieces is selected it replaces the promoted pawn the chessboard becomes active again and the move passes to the opponent player N wo fF Aa O N DW A B CC D EE F G H Figure 3 Pawn promotion screen 3 3 Input UA chess supports several alternative input modalities devices and interaction techniques that can be used exclusively or concurrently a b c Figure 4 Selecting and moving a piece 3 3 1 Using the mouse The mouse is used as with any other classic Windows application When the mouse is over a piece that can move the square on which the piece resides is highlighted with a yellow colour Figure 4a If you click on the piece it is selected and its square is highlighted with orange while all the squares to which the selected piece can move are highlighted with yellow Figure 4b When the mouse is over a square to which the piece can move an orange target appears on the square and a green arrow connects the selected piece with the target square Figure 4c If you c
9. automatically shift to the Invite button Say command invite or scan select to invite the player 7 a A If you want to disconnect from the network scan next to move the focus on the Cancel button and say scan select You can also say command cancel at any time 5 1 4 Replying to an invitation If while you are at the Network game screen another player invites you for a game you will be notified by a corresponding message also stating the name of that player Figure 12 If you wish to accept the invitation select the Accept button or say command accept else select the Decline button or say command decline You are invited by guest1 Figure 12 Receiving an invitation for a network game 5 2 Playing a network game Network games are played similarly to local games The main differences are the following 1 When the network player has the move you cannot access the chessboard 2 The user profile used is always that of the local user 3 Next to the active player s name or when you ask the system to tell you the active player it is stated whether he 1s a local or a network player 4 You cannot load a game while connected to the network but you can save the current game if you want to review it later locally 5 The Go back button is disabled FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 21 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 5 3 Ending a network game
10. bed in section 3 2 3 e Go back button By pressing this button the game rolls back to the move before the one selected in the moves list 3 2 1 The menus Next to each menu title its shortcut key is included in a parenthesis The menu bar comprises the following menus Game Shortcut key M Start a new local or network save the current load the last saved game or exit Input Shortcut key I De activate text speech and scanning input and select scanning parameters policy frame size and speed FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 7 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 Output Shortcut key O De activate speech output and screen reader mode see section 4 2 and access a list of commands for reading specific aspects of the board e g possible moves opponent positions neighbor pieces diagonals etc View Shortcut key V Show hide the board de activate whether the last move made will be visually presented on the board and select among alternative board orientations Players Shortcut key P Swap players and reset active player s profile 3 2 2 The chessboard The chessboard is composed of an 8 by 8 grid of 64 squares alternately light and dark The eight vertical columns of squares are called files and are numbered from to 8 while the eight horizontal rows of squares are called ranks and are numbered from A to H A straight line of squares of the same colour t
11. boratory 4 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 3 Playing the game 3 1 Selecting a user profile When UA Chess starts the welcome screen appears Figure 1 From this screen you can select a profile for each player Profiles are sets of predefined either by the system or the user preferences regarding the available interaction options as for example speech output switch based scanning orientation of the board etc There are two types of profiles fixed and user defined When you use a fixed profile any options that you may change while playing e g turn speech recognition off will not be stored when you exit the game So the next time you play you will have to change this setting again On the contrary if you use a user defined profile the options that you change will be stored in the Web browser and the next you play will be automatically set The utility of fixed profiles is that they can ensure a basic level of accessibility for a specific group of users irrespective of any preferences set by the previous person who played the game For example the profile for a blind user would become inaccessible if speech output was turned off Currently the game offers four fixed and two user defined profiles fixed profiles are denoted by an asterisk If you wish you can select the same profile for both players A detailed description of the settings for each profile 1s provided in Annex A The game remembers the profiles you
12. can next moves focus to the next item e Scan previous moves focus to the previous item e Scan select the item that has the focus is selected 111 With the mouse wheel e Next move the wheel upwards e Previous move the wheel downwards In general there are two types of objects the user can interact with a Container objects used to group related objects and increase scanning efficiency When such an object is selected scanning is locked inside its contents until the user selects to exit Examples of container objects are the menus the moves list the chessboard as well as the pieces since each one of them is considered as a collection of possible moves b Simple objects which cannot contain any other object When such an object is selected a corresponding action is performed Examples of simple objects are buttons destination moves menu and list items Depending on the object type the focus frame can have two different states indicated by corresponding colours and frame shapes FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 10 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 l 2 View v Players View Vv Players w Last Move w Last Move White at bottom White at left White at top White at right White at bottom White at lett White at top White at right a b Figure 5 Scanning Different states of the input focus Select enter state green rectangle Figure 5a Upon selecti
13. du salt has announced its plans to make freely available a SALT compliant browser for Linux based on the Mozilla web browser for which Flash Player 7 is already available 2 1 Speech Add in for Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 1 0 The Speech Add in is available for the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4 e Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 e Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 e Windows Server 2003 Enterprise e Windows Server 2003 Standard Administrator privileges are required to install the Speech Add in To install the add in 1 Install the latest service pack for the operating system from http windowsupdate microsoft com 2 Install the latest version of Internet Explorer 6 0 SP1 or later from http windowsupdate microsoft com 3 Download IE speech_add in_v1 zip size 65MB from http ics forth gr uachess downloads IE speech_add in_v1 zip 4 Unzip IE speech_add in_v1 zip and run Setup exe 5 Restart your computer 6 Anew program group named Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add in will be added to Start All programs and in this group an entry named Speech Add in Start Page Through this page you can test if the add in was installed and if it works properly You can also test and set speech input and output parameters through the Control panel by selecting Speech FORTH ICS HCI La
14. e moves Delete If a move is selected it becomes unselected Backspace If a piece is selected it becomes unselected Control Stop speaking Repeat the last thing that was said Amptron a vVViewmem View menu Players menu Also starts the game if pressed at the welcome screen 3 3 4 Speech recognition Using speech recognition users can have totally hands free access to all the functionality of UA Chess When speech recognition is active a text box labelled Speech command is visible below the bottom left corner of the board Figure 8 in which speech commands heard by the system are presented i e 4 G2 5 Queen D6 x DS 6 Pawn E2 E3 6 Queen DS D6 Speech command loEhos sd Text command G2E4 Figure 8 Text box in which recognized speech commands appear Available speech recognition commands a Welcome screen commands e player 1 FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 14 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 e player 2 e next profile e previous profile e select profile e command play b Commands for selecting and moving a piece using square names e From lt square name gt e To lt square name gt e Move A lt square name gt is composed of the square s file 1 e a letter from A to H plus its rank i e a number from 1 to 8 e g A2 B7 C4 In addition to using the tr
15. ee Foundation for Research amp Technology Hellas Institute of Computer Science lk Human Computer Interaction Laboratory TAY Centre for Universal Access amp Assistive Technologies www ics forth uachess User Manual v 1 0 September 2004 FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 1 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 Table of Contents Mi ANOCIUC IO Waste sae ti aiete ice ease eae ott essen een tet ee 3 2 ECMICANFEGUIRGMENIES sescstcete sensed cost iececercrestecaat ve once SyathctnGdced waeeddoaciterinsackevacachananicuges 4 2 1 Speech Add in for Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 1 0 cccseeceee eee 4 Se Playing ING GAIN eisini a a E 5 ely SELING a Ser proe esr nnen E EO 5 3 1 1 How to select profiles USING the MOUSE ccccsseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseaes 6 3 1 2 How to select profiles using the KeyDOard ccccceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeas 6 3 1 3 How to select profiles USING speech recognition cecccccseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 6 32 IWIAIA Game SCrCCN edi cinintvnnineineininciin tation imam eeeuacneses vitae 7 3 2 1 MWA HMMS MUS 4s Sesncatthe s Scott E ota tecaascxteatacatacecaicheeat ges ET ene dcmhtat estan tte 7 3 2 2 The GMESSDO AIG rte sats antchenes So dencs a A E E EA 8 3 270 MOVES ISU Hota OM xcsccichews sto deete nat tent AE ARR 8 3 2 4 Pawn OFOMIOUO MN rts recasncaanicbusaras A E a the 8 BOs WMO ciectecsemsriance EE E dearer a ercr ms ecn E 9 3 3 1
16. eyboard or any type of switches emulating keystrokes and speech recognition UA Chess has self voicing capabilities since it includes a built in screen reader that offers full auditory access to every part of it Additionally the game can be sized according to user preference and zoomed in and out at different levels Finally several alternative interaction techniques the parameters of which can be customized are supported for each device For example the keyboard can be used for direct positional input e g to select the square A7 by typing A7 for tabbing though all the alternative interaction elements or in combination with different types of scanning The interaction capabilities of UA Chess allow it to provide access to people with combinations of disabilities as for example blind hand motor impaired persons UA Chess allows for two player games over the Internet as well as games with two opponents sharing the same computer where the game s user interface input and output is adapted to the active player s profile The game follows the official Laws of Chess as these are set by the World Chess Federation UA Chess constitutes a practical demonstration of the application of Design for All principles methods and tools in the development of software applications In the overall context of promoting Universal Access to the Information Society and raising awareness in the software development community about Design f
17. ft to the list for selecting a profile for player 2 Repeat steps 2 and 3 Focus will automatically shift to the Play button Say command play or scan select to start the game et Ge Oe gee ee If you want to redefine a player s profile before starting the game say player I or player 2 respectively FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 6 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 3 2 Main game screen UA Chess Microsoft Internet Explorer a Menu bar Bs Game M Input 1 Output 0 View V Players P 1 Pawn G2 G4 1 Pawn D7 DS 2 Pawn C2 C4 2 Queen D D6 3 Pawn C4 x D5 3 Pawn B7 BS 4 Pawn A2 A4 4 Pawn F7 F5 d Moves list 5 Bishop F1 G2 b Board 4 Ay 5 Queen D6 x DS 6 Pawn E2 E3 Leo back e Go back c Active Piayer White Usert button player Speech command Text command Figure 2 The main screen of UA Chess After selecting profiles for the both players the main screen of the game appears Figure 2 This screen comprises the following parts a Menu bar From here all the game functions e g new load save quit are available as well as user profile customization parameters e g input output preferences b Board This is where the game takes place c Active player The colour of the player who has the move d Moves list A list where all the moves made so far are presented the notation used is descri
18. groups of people with disabilities In this context UA Chess was developed following the HCI Laboratory s global design for all strategy which is based on the concept of User Interfaces for All UI4All The concept of UI4All is rooted in the principles of Universal Access and Design for All in the context of HCI and fosters an evolutionary path towards more systematic and proactive approaches to the development of user interfaces to interactive applications and telematic services that cater for and can be personalised to the broadest possible range of human abilities skills requirements and preferences Consequently User Interfaces for All should not be conceived as an effort to advance a single solution for everybody but rather as a new perspective on HCI that alleviates the obstacles pertaining to Universal Access in the Information Society In other words User Interfaces for All seeks to minimize the need for a posteriori adaptations and deliver products that can be adapted for use by the widest possible end user population adaptable user interfaces This implies the provision of alternative interface manifestations depending on the abilities requirements and preferences of the target user groups The concept of User Interfaces for All was originally introduced by the HCI Laboratory in 1995 following the results of several research initiatives in the context of collaborative project work co funded by the European Commission The Cent
19. lick on the target square the selected piece will move there FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 9 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 3 3 2 Using switch based scanning Scanning is a technique that is mainly used for providing computer access to people with hand motor impairments The basic idea of scanning is that a special marker e g a coloured frame indicates the interaction item e g a button a menu that has the input focus The user can shift the focus marker to the next previous interaction object using any kind of switches e g keyboard keys special switch hardware or even his voice When the focus is on an object the user wants to interact with e g a chess piece to be selected a button to be pressed he uses another switch that indicates selection Additionally in cases where the user can use just a single switch focus movement can be automatically generated by the system on constant time intervals This variation of the technique is referred as automatic scanning while any other case is generically called manual scanning even if the hands are not used at all Scanning can be used 1 With the keyboard or any switch emulating the keyboard events using the following keys e Next mg Page Down Or Tab e Previous Page Up or ShifttTab e Select Space End insert O zero or Enter 11 With speech recognition using the following commands e s
20. n ceceeeeesseeeeeeeees 21 5 1 4 Replying t an Mvtatlo Misses a a a a a 21 5 2 Playing a network game cccceccceseeeceeeeceeeececessueeecausecsusessueessaeeessueesees 21 52e EndnganeWk Cale ac a e a a atuek aut 22 5 4 Disconnecting from the network ccccccccsscecsececessecceeeeseeeesseseesseeenseeesees 22 O IBACKOROUNGesttaeertcsstace duel a E a a a dies 23 Te AQUICK KEV rolcrenGO ce a a aiacadctediebelaune 24 Be COMAC INO esa e A E canes varuiesaxoleagoraeces 25 Annex A Detailed description of supported user profiles snensnnnnsneerenenreeereeernnen 26 FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 2 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 1 Introduction UA Chess is a fully functional chess game developed by the Centre for Universal Access amp Assistive Technologies www ics forth gr hci cuaat html of ICS FORTH UA Chess can be played through a standard Web browser Its distinctive characteristic is that it is designed to be Universally Accessible i e it can be concurrently played by people with different abilities and preferences including people with disabilities e g low vision blind and hand motor impaired This is achieved by supporting alternative input and output modalities and interaction techniques that can co exist and co operate in the game s user interface combined with fully customizable player profiles Every aspect of the game s functionality is fully accessible through the mouse the k
21. on if the object s type 1S a simple then a related action will be activated e g a menu item will be selected a button pressed a piece will move to the selected square b container then the scanning focus will shift to its contents e g the board s pieces the moves list s or a menu s contents Exit state red rectangle with an X Figure 5b Only container objects can be in this state Upon user selection the state changes to enter so that the user can either re enter the object s contents using select or move on using next previous Note the X symbol is used so that colour blind players can differentiate the two states Example of play using scanning l First the focus is on the chessboard Figure 6a Press select to enter e You can use next previous to move to the moves list or the menu respectively The focus 1 e green frame shifts over the first piece that can move which is highlighted Figure 6b Using next previous you can switch between all the pieces that can move When the focus is over the piece you want to move press select The focus is transferred on the first possible move Figure 6c Using next previous you can scan all possible moves e Incase you decide that you do not want to move the selected piece when the focus frame is over it it will be in exit s
22. on to invite the player for a game If you want to disconnect from the network press Cancel 5 1 2 How to invite an opponent using the keyboard 1 Press TAB PAGE DOWN or the RIGHT ARROW Focus will shift to players on line list 3 Press SPACE END Insert 0 zero or the DOWN ARROW key to enter the list 4 Use TAB PAGE DOWN or the DOWN ARROW to browse through the names You can also use SHIFT TAB PAGE UP or the RIGHT ARROW to browse the names towards the opposite direction 5 When you find the one you want press SPACE or ENTER FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 20 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 6 Focus will automatically shift to the Invite button Press SPACE END Insert 0 zero or ENTER to invite the player 8 If you want to disconnect from the network move the focus on the Cancel button and press one of the above keys 5 1 3 How to invite an opponent using speech recognition To select user profiles using the speech recognition follow through the subsequent Steps 1 Say players to select the players list 2 Say next player or scan next and previous player or scan previous to browse through the players names When you find the one you want say select player or scan select Focus will
23. or All issues UA Chess can be seen as a good practice example demonstrating that Universal Access is a challenge and not utopia Furthermore UA Chess strongly caters for the need and actively supports the right of all people for social interaction and play irrespective of their individual differences thus providing a steppingstone towards a more inclusive and fun Information Society UA Chess can be found on line at www ics forth gr uachess 1 http www fide com official handbook asp level EE101 FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 3 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 2 Technical requirements UA Chess was developed using Macromedia Flash MX Professional 7 Speech recognition and synthesis is supported through the use of Speech Application Language Tags SALT technology To play UA Chess Macromedia Flash Player 7 is required which can be downloaded for free from www macromedia com software flashplayer This plug in is available for a very large variety of operating systems Windows Mac OS Linux and Solaris and web browsers e g MS Internet Explorer Netscape Mozilla Opera To take advantage of the speech recognition and synthesis facilities a SALT compliant browser is required such as the Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 you will need to download and install the Microsoft Internet Explorer Speech Add in 1 0 see section 2 1 Currently this is the only compliant browser available though the OpenSALT project hap speech cs cmu e
24. ouching corner to corner is called a diagonal UA Chess follows the official Laws of Chess as these are set by the World Chess Federation FIDE A detailed description of the Laws can be found at http www fide com official handbook asp level EE101 3 2 3 Moves list and notation Each item in the moves list represents a game move When you are playing a local game by pressing the Go back button or saying command go back the game rolls back to the move before the one selected in the moves list Each list item comprises the following elements a The number of the move Both White and Black share the same move number but the moves made by the Black are followed by three dots b The name of the piece that has moved c The name of the square from which the piece departed The name consists of the file letter and the rank number e g A2 66 99 d An x if a piece was captured or a minus sign if not e The name of the square to which the piece moved 66__99 f If a pawn was promoted an equal sign which the pawn was promoted followed by the name of the piece to g If an en passant capture was made an x followed by the name of the square on which the captured pawn was h If kingside short castling was executed O O 1 If queenside long castling was executed O O O 3 2 4 Pawn promotion When a pawn reaches the r
25. re scanned b When the focus is on a simple object e g a list item see section 3 3 1 it shifts to the previous next item respectively LETC Arrow a When the focus is on or inside a container object see Right Arrow section 3 3 1 it shifts to the previous next object that is located at the same scan level as the object b When the focus is on a simple object see section 3 3 1 the focus shifts to the previous next object that is located at the same scan level as the object Some examples of use e With menus when the focus is on a menu by pressing the up down arrow keys you enter the menu and browse its contents while by pressing the left arrow keys you directly move to next previous menu e With chess pieces when the focus is on a chess piece by pressing the up down arrow keys you browse the piece s possible moves while by pressing the left arrow keys you directly move to next previous chess piece that can move e With lists when the focus is on a list by pressing the up down arrow keys you enter the list and browse its contents while by pressing the left arrow keys you leave the list and directly move to next previous object FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 13 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 3 3 3 4 Shortcut keys Shortcuts are keystrokes that provide quick access to some of the program functionality Currently supported shortcuts are the following If a piece and a move are selected the piec
26. re for Universal Access and Assistive Technologies actively cooperates with several groups and associations of disabled people at national and international level In this context our research and development work involves disabled users at different stages that contribute either as expert consultants or as potential end users FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 23 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 7 Quick key reference Move focus forward Page Down Move focus backward Shift Tab Page Up Up Arrow a When the focus is on a container object e g on a menu Down Arrow see section 3 3 1 the object is selected and its contents are scanned b When the focus is on a simple object e g a list item see section 3 3 1 it shifts to the previous next item respectively Lett Arrow When the focus is on or inside a container object see Right Arrow section 3 3 1 it shifts to the previous next object that is located at the same scan level as the object When the focus is on a simple object see section 3 3 1 the focus shifts to the previous next object that is located at the same scan level as the object Space Select End Insert QO zero Enter AFRE a Ifa piece that can move is on this square it is selected e g F4 b If the square is a valid move for the selected piece it is selected Delete a Ifa move is selected it becomes unselected Repeat the last thing that was said fo fOuputmens o P
27. selected the last time you played so that you do not have to set them again in the future and you can start playing right away by pressing the Play button the P key or saying command play By default player 1 has the white pieces while player 2 has the black ones Once you start playing you can swap the players colours by selecting Swap players from the Players menu If you intend to play a network game then only the selection for player s 1 profile 1s important since in that case player 2 will be your network Opponent I UA Chess Microsoft Internet Explorer Welcome to UA Chess Phease select player profiles Figure 1 User profile selection screen FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 5 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 3 1 1 How to select profiles using the mouse Click on a profile name on each list The list to the left corresponds to player 1 while the one to the right Then click on the Play button to start the game 3 1 2 How to select profiles using the keyboard To select user profiles using the keyboard follow through the subsequent steps 1 Press TAB PAGE DOWN or the RIGHT ARROW 2 Focus will shift to player s 1 profiles list e Note Current focus is indicated by a green frame and if your browser supports speech see Section 4 is also read 3 Press SPACE END INSERT 0 zero or the DOWN ARROW key to enter the li
28. ssible move is selected when a piece has moved and when a previous move is selected from the moves list FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 18 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 Pressing the Control ct r1 key stops the system from speaking Pressing R makes the system repeat the last sentence it said 4 2 1 Screen reader mode When the screen reader mode is activated speech must be already active in addition to the board events described above the system provides audio information about the current focus so that it can be used by individuals with different levels of visual impairments or people who have dyslexia Pressing U reads the current focus If the screen reader mode is used in combination with scanning see section 3 3 1 then besides the current focus the current state of the scanning frame is described 29 66 e g enter menu game exit board so that the system can be used by people who have a combination of visual and motor impairments 4 2 2 Getting spoken information about the board and the state of the game Using the Output menu or the corresponding shortcut keys you can ask the system to read information about the board such as e the selected piece e the contents of the chessboard e the contents of the selected piece s rank e the contents of the selected piece s file e the contents of the selected piece s lower diagonals e the contents of the selected piece s upper diagonals
29. st select keys The Default profile has help labels attached to the current focus explaining what will happen if you press the select key 4 Use TAB PAGE DOWN or the DOWN ARROW to browse through the available profiles move to next keys You can also use SHIFT TAB PAGE UP or the RIGHT ARROW to browse the available profiles towards the opposite direction move to previous keys When you find the one you want press SPACE or ENTER Focus will shift to player s 2 profiles list Repeat steps 3 to 5 Focus will automatically shift to the Play button Press SPACE END INSERT 0 zero or ENTER to start the game er et eee a e Note If at any time you press the P key you will start playing using the currently selected profiles 3 1 3 How to select profiles using speech recognition To select user profiles using the speech recognition follow through the subsequent Steps 1 Say player I to select a profile for player 1 e Note Current focus is indicated by a green frame and if your browser supports speech see Section 4 is also read 2 Say next profile or scan next and previous profile or scan previous to browse through the available profiles When you find the one you want say select profile or scan select Focus will automatically shi
30. tate 1 e red colour see Figure 6d press select When the focus is over the square you want to move press select Figure 6e The piece moves to the selected square and input control is handed to the opponent player Figure 6f FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 11 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 8 sXASWHeeaK KAOWHOAaAR 7 Th iii ii ii As bhsbaba 6 6 6 J 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 JAR AAnNARnR AR fAJAanana o HALW OLA MaLzwesak 1 A 6B D E F H A B Ree JERS Ue 5 A a b s ASWHeseAKR XAQWeseak ThbAbsbshh AAAAAAAA 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 i 3 2S AAJA AA AA 2ARIAA AIA AIA HARweenk AARNA A B D E F G H A B D EF F A d e Figure 6 Selecting and moving a piece using scanning 3 3 3 Using the keyboard 3 3 3 1 For browsing and selecting interaction objects As mentioned in the previous paragraph the keyboard can be used in combination with scanning Additionally when scanning is deactivated the next previous and select keys are still active and can be used to browse through all the available interaction objects in the same way that the Tab key can be used in Windows applications The difference with scanning is that the current focus is denoted by a very light green frame and that there is no exit state when a container object is selected the focus does not lock in its contents When the last of them is scanned the focus moves to the interaction object 3
31. ual v 1 0 Userl User defined Speech synthesis Yes Screen reader No Scanning Yes Scanning frame size Medium Speech recognition No Text commands Yes Board visible Yes Last move visible Yes Board orientation White at bottom User defined The same as User FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 28 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0
32. wap players e command reset profile k Network screen commands e players e next player e previous player e Selece Playor e command invite L1 Commands used with confirmation dialogues e command lt name of dialogue s buttons gt e g command Cancel FORTH ICS HCI Laboratory 17 UA Chess User Manual v 1 0 4 Output UA Chess supports two output channels visual and auditory through speech synthesis 4 1 Visual output Currently the following viewing options are available through the View menu 4 1 1 Last move You can select whether the last move made will be visible on the board The last move is presented as an orange arrow see Figure 9 EN g m Figure 9 Representation of the last move 4 1 2 Board orientation Each player can select a different board orientation among the following white at bottom white at left white at top white at right Figure 10 sKASOWe Lak sa AX H2O2 PWSAL HE i A i TAAAAAAAA 8AA AA 278ABAKRAKA CMA 8 A 6 ce A Ae 3 FS ty 2 5 D WA W EWA AW 4 EQ A Aw gt OW AW 3 FS Af 6 Co A 2 ZARB AA AB AA SBA iA sabsssbsbb Ai Ada TARY Oe cyt HIB AX KAS wWweaX da AA ABCDEFGH 12345678 HGFEDCBA i airy vee Figure 10 Alternative board orientation options 4 2 Auditory output When speech is activated from the Output menu the system provides audio descriptions whenever a piece or a po
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