Children with visual impairments are left out of playing computer games with seeing children. Through Open Source software this issue has been addressed with audio based games that improves the sensation of depth, movement, and speed. Several games are ready in Greek, English, and Norwegian or for your translation. Since 2016 the games have had more than 32.500 users. A child with visual impairments are often excluded from playing computer games. While the public debate might often focus on video games as inherently good or bad in an emotive and polarised manner, studies have been made to…

Reaching its third year of implementation, the Contest gathers universities, research centres, NGOs, regional and local governments from all Greek regions. Organised by the Open Technologies Alliance (GFOSS), with the support of the Ministry of Education and the Onassis Foundation (which focuses mainly on education, culture and health), and co-organised by universities, research centers, regions, municipalities and organisations from all over Greece, the Panhellenic Contest Open Technologies in Education reached its third year of implementation. The initiative aims to bring students and…